A) Based on the lesson, trace which of the following ethnic groups were the sole worshippers

of Islam. (1 point)
Persians
Arabs
multiethnic groups
Mongols

9 answers

The ethnic group that were the sole worshippers of Islam are Arabs. While other ethnic groups, such as Persians and Mongols, adopted Islam, it was among the Arabs that Islam first emerged and was initially practiced.

A) In what present-day country did Islam begin? (1 point)
Syria
Spain
Iraq
Saudi Arabia

Islam began in Saudi Arabia.

A) Summarize the effects of the spread of Islam in southern Europe. (1 point)
Islam spread throughout the region—most prominently in the Iberian Peninsula—but its effects
are no longer seen today.
Islam spread throughout the region—most prominently in Sicily—and left lasting political,
economic, and social effects.
Islam spread throughout the region—most prominently in the Iberian Peninsula—and left lasting
political, economic, and social effects.
Islam spread throughout the region—all of Europe came under Islamic rule—and left lasting
political, economic, and social effects.

Islam spread throughout the region—most prominently in the Iberian Peninsula—and left lasting political, economic, and social effects.

A) What were the political, economic, and social impacts of the spread of Islam into Asia?
(1 point)
Islam changed the religious makeup of the regions, as non-Muslims were not permitted to
practice their religions at the time.
Arab Muslims spread the religion to Persian and Turkic empires, which then spread the religion
as far east as Central Asia.
Islam spread throughout the region and left lasting political, economic, and social effects, such as
the conversion of much of the Indonesian population to the religion.
Islam spread throughout the region and left lasting political, economic, and social effects, such as
the conversion of much of the Indian population to the religion.

Islam spread throughout the region and left lasting political, economic, and social effects, such as the conversion of much of the Indonesian population to the religion.

A) Summarize the political impact of the spread of Islam into North Africa. (1 point)
Rulers in the region converted to Islam out of religious conviction and a desire for economic gain.
Rulers in the region converted to Islam out of a desire for economic gain, never religious
conviction.
Rulers in the region converted to Islam out of religious conviction and forced their subjects to
follow the religion, too.
Mansa Musa was the only ruler of the region to convert to Islam, which helped him gain influence
and wealth.

Rulers in the region converted to Islam out of religious conviction and a desire for economic gain.