How did the Islamic religion transform Arabian culture? What elements can you identify in Islam that aided in the spread of the Islamic Empire across Eurasia from the seventh to eighth centuries C.E.?
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A. Islamic religion transformed the Arabian culture
1. inspiration of Islam combined elements of Judaism and Christianity with respect for some of the traditional rites and teachings of Arabia's pagan traditions
2. the words of the Quran were so persuasive and so powerful that hundreds of millions of people believe them to this day
3. Muhammad as God's mouthpiece
a. equipped his followers with a dynamic form of social organization
b. a sense of their own unique access to truth
c. legacy gave Muslims administrative and ideological advantages
4. impact changed every aspect of life it touched
a. Islam—literally "submission" to God—was also a way of life and a blueprint for society
b. demanding but practical moral code
c. a set of rules of personal discipline
d. outline of a code of law
B. Elements that aided the spread of the Islamic Empire
a. a conviction that war against nonbelievers was not only justified but also sanctified
b. warriors were promised afterlife in a paradise where sensual pleasures resembled those of this world
c. explosive nature and its reliance on the resources and manpower of conquered or converted communities
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