Multiple choice

Which of the following statements best describes the spread of Islam during the Arab conquests?

  1. Islam spread inside and outside the new Arab Islam empire.

  2. Few non-Arabs ever converted to Islam.

  3. Islam spread only within the lands conquered by Arabs.

  4. Everyone in the new conquered lands had to convert to Islam.
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Explanation

Islam spread through trade, missionary work, and cultural influence, not just through military conquest. Many conversions occurred in regions outside the direct political control of the Arab empire.

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