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| new Muslim dynasty that moved the capital of the Muslim Empire to Damascus |
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| capital of the Muslim Empire |
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| What term did the Muslims use to describe those who did not accept Islam? |
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| Name the two large empires that lost territory or were destroyed by a Muslim invasion. |
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| Sassanid and Byzantine Empires |
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| What Muslim dynasty moved the capital of the Muslim Empire to Damascus? |
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| Were non-Muslims initially required to convert to Islam? What circumstances led to forced conversions? |
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| No. Pressure to convert to Islam developed over time due to various causes like The Crusades - the campaigns by Wropeans to free the Holy Land often led to forced conversion to Islam of religious groups. |
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| Explain why the Muslim armies were able to defeat the Sassanid and Byzantine forces so quickly. |
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| The Sassanid and byzantine empires had fought over land for almost 200 yrs - this had drained them of financial and military resources - they also taxed the people heavily - the empires combined many ethnic groups and tribes with little in common so they were open to change - the Muslims appearing as liberaors and they lowered their taxes. |
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