As of 2012‚ Islam was the second largest religion under christianity with 1.3 billion followers.(http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/comparison_charts/islam_judaism_christianity. htm)The Islamic belief was not always this big though. It originated like most other religions as a group of a few select followers under a founding leader. After many years though‚ the religions popularity began to grow among many civilizations. The Islam religion spread very rapidly leading to many social‚ political‚ and
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Islam is the second most largest religion because of its belief and the way it’s performed. Islam was created by Muhammad because of his preaches through the streets of Mecca during 610 A.D. People began to believe him and started practicing that religion. Throughout time they began to develop books which are now called the Sunnah‚ Qur’an‚ and the Ka’ba. Muhammad called his faith Islam which is how they got the name. Now the questions is‚ what were the main reasons why Islam spread so quickly throughout
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Before Shakespeare was born‚ England experienced many big changes in the way religion was practiced. When Shakespeare wrote plays under the reign of Elizabeth they were about war and succession. King Henry VIII split with the Catholic Church after the Pope refused to annul his marriage. He seized the church’s land and wealth‚ and destroyed England’s monasteries. Catholics were often an object of mockery in English Renaissance drama. Years later‚ when Shakespeare was alive‚ Queen Elizabeth was considered
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beginning. Over time our ancestors have practiced religions and passed on myths‚ many of which are still believed to be true‚ or changed overtime. When the word myth is mentioned‚ instantly the majority thinks of gods/goddesses and or heroes. Hercules (originally Herakles) is an example of one of those myths. The myth of Herakles was then changed by the Disney movie‚ which tried to make it more kid friendly. Our definition of heroes and heroism has been perceived differently over time due to knowledge
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Islam is a constantly spreading religion embraced by many. It was inspired in 610 CE‚ when a man named Muhammad went to a cave in Mount Hira to pray. It was claimed that there‚ an angel named Gabriel told Muhammad of a one true god named Allah. This inspired Muhammad to spread the ideas of Allah‚ beginning the world-wide religion known as Islam. Although it met much resistance in the city of Mecca at first‚ the religion grew and Muhammad was seen as a prophet of Allah. After Muhammad’s death in
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Did Islam Spread So Quickly? The Islamic religion spread incredibly fast from approximately 600 C.E. to 700 C.E. because the religion and its beliefs are appealing‚ the main worship center is also a huge trade center‚ and it has noble military campaigns. The founder of the religion‚ a man whose name was Muhammad‚ received word from a god named Allah. He began to preach Allah’s word to citizens in Mecca‚ and his preachings spread rapidly across the Middle East. One of the reasons Islam spread so
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The spread of Islam’s empire was very quick. Islam’s embellishments were persuasive towards other regions to join the empire. Their welcoming openness was towards other religions and people to join. They were educated in a varied amount of trade and business. Their army gave them many advantages as well. Islam kept an open atmosphere to all different people and religions. They welcomed everyone with an open choice to switch to their Muslim religion. Most people switched because of how easy going
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Shakespeare’s plays have been performed for almost 500 years. The times have changed‚ but the words and stories remain. Things evolved and now it isn’t like it was before. Many things have changed. For example‚ clothes‚ technology‚ government‚ laws and even the way we speak has changed. Not everything has changed though there are still a few things that we have kept like for example show business‚ entertainment‚ and the way we see each other. One of the many things that are different now from when
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As time went on farmers - who once just made whatever they needed when they needed it- began creating an abundance of food. This allowed other people the ability to work in other occupations such as a craftsman‚ metal-smith and potter. More people than ever
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FLOSI Chapter 6: The Rise and Spread of Islam READ and answer the PROMPTS on Ch 6 (pgs 126-149) You are required to read all of Chapter 6 and answer the questions or prompts. When answering a question or prompt please make sure you have a heading and that you explain your answers completely. Answers may be given in paragraph or bullet form. You may type your responses. Pre-Islamic Arabian World 1) Explain the life of the Bedouin people. Discuss culture and daily life 2) Explain
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