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Time Period	Event
570 CE	Muhammad born in Mecca
610 CE	Gabriel visits Muhammad in meditation; Koran is transcribed
613 CE	Muhammad begins preaching his revelations from Allah
622 CE	Muhammad and his followers’ journey from Mecca to Medina, called Hijra
632 CE	Death of Muhammad and transition of power for first caliph; beginning of Sunni-Shiite split in Islam
634 CE	Death of first caliph, Abu Bakr
661 CE	Beginning of first Islamic Dynasty, Umayyad Dynasty, which marked the beginning of the Islamic Empire
1517 CE	Beginning of the Ottoman Empire
Identify how the key events involved in the origin of Islam led to the growth of the Islamic Empire.(1 point)
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Key events, such as Muhammad’s journey to Medina and death, were a direct result of the beginning of the Islamic Empire.
Key events, such as Muhammad’s journey to Medina and death, were a direct result of the beginning of the Islamic Empire.

Key events, such as Gabriel’s visit to Muhammad and the Koran being transcribed, established Islam as a real religion, which led to the establishment of the Islamic Empire.
Key events, such as Gabriel’s visit to Muhammad and the Koran being transcribed, established Islam as a real religion, which led to the establishment of the Islamic Empire.

Key events, such as Muhammad’s influence and the establishment of the caliphates, led to stronger pockets of Islam, which eventually led to the Islamic Empire.
Key events, such as Muhammad’s influence and the establishment of the caliphates, led to stronger pockets of Islam, which eventually led to the Islamic Empire.

Key events, such as the death of Muhammad and the Sunni-Shiite split, caused conflict and disagreement, which marked the start of the Islamic Empire.

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The most appropriate response that identifies how the key events involved in the origin of Islam led to the growth of the Islamic Empire is:

Key events, such as Muhammad’s influence and the establishment of the caliphates, led to stronger pockets of Islam, which eventually led to the Islamic Empire.

This response highlights how Muhammad's teachings and the subsequent formation of caliphates helped consolidate and spread Islamic beliefs, eventually contributing to the establishment and expansion of the Islamic Empire.