2. Why were Muslims able to advance?
1. The Sassanid and Byzantine empires had
been fighting for 200 years and were tired
2. These empires had taxed the people heavily
3. There were people living together that had
little in common
6. Converting new Muslims
• At first the Muslims were content to let others
practice their own religion because they paid
a tax to do so
• This created a lot of money for the Muslims
7. 2 things happened to change their
mind
1. The Crusades by
Europeans to free the
Holy Land
2. Once you were
converted to Muslim,
you could not change or
else you would be killed
8. Ch. 2 Sec. 2
Discussion Question
• How did Arab Muslims establish an empire
stretching from western Europe to India?
