Trace the expansion of Islam, illustrated in Map 14.1, The expansion of Islam, 632-733 C.E. Compare the size and wealth of the burgeoning Islamic empires to that of the Byzantines, Lombards, and Franks. How close did these Islamic empires come to conquering the former Roman empire?
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