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Islam and Byzantium

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These public arenas--a popular spot for men to meet and discuss life and politics--largely went away as the Byzantine Empire struggled.
This new Persian Empire hoped to capture the former glories it saw with rulers like Xerxes and this other famous Persian ruler.
Because of the separation between East and West, this language slowly died out.
Once a great Empire, this was one of the countries the Muslim Arabs quickly took over.
Although urban cities declined in the Byzantine Empire, this was thriving.
This Persian Empire was weak from fighting with the Byzantines, and therefore ripe for being taken over by the Arabs.
The leader of the Sunni branch of Islam.
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Because the Islamic civilization was multiethnic, urban, and sophisticated, your book compared it to this Empire.
The Muslim Empire would stretch as far as this European country.
Christians and Jews in lands conquered by Muslim forces were allowed to practice as they wished so long as did this.
The Byzantines saw attacks from this Germanic people who took over Italy from them.
A branch of Islam named after Shi'at Ali, a member of the Hashim clan that was dissatisfied with Muhammad's successors.
The Caliphate from 661-750 that saw the Muslim Arabs become an Empire.
This belief to fight the enemies of Islam united many of the Arabic tribes into one large fighting force.
This product in particular still kept the Byzantine Empire afloat.