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A:Muhammad began to preach the new religion of Islam in Mecca, but he gained power as a political and religious leader in Medina.
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He attacked Mecca and killed all of the people who opposed him.

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What religion was in the Islamic caliphates?

"Islamic" means that it is related to the religion called "Islam". Such countries had, and still have, a population which, in their majority, was islamic.


What is the relationship between the Muslim Empires and the Scientific Revolution?

The Islamic Caliphates provided much of the basic science that the European Scientific Revolution used as grounding for its scientific discoveries. Other than that, the Scientific Revolution itself did not involve the Islamic Caliphates or Islamic Empires in the slightest.


After conquering new territory caliphates of the Islamic empire often establish mask this demonstrates their desire to do what?

APEX: Promote Islamic scholarship in their territories.


Ask us anythingWhich of the following accurately describes a difference between Islamic caliphates during the Islamic Golden Age and Western European kingdoms following the fall of the Roman Empire?

APEX: Science and technology flourished in Islamic caliphates but declined in Western Europe.


What scientific and cultural advances were made in the Islamic caliphates of this time?

One is translated the writing of the ancient greeks


How did Arabs traders affect Islamic world?

Arab Traders were responsible for proselytizing Islam beyond the borders of the various Caliphates, allowing for the peaceable expansion of Islam and, therefore, the Islamic World.


Was there a particular person or group responsible for the spread of Islam?

Islam was primarily spread by the Islamic Caliphates, which were Islamic Empires that conquered many territories. Once those territories were conquered, the lower-class status for Non-Muslims prompted wide-scale conversion. Merchants also spread the religion to many regions outside of the Caliphates.


How were caliphates during the Islamic golden age similar to the western European kingdoms following the fall of Rome?

Both societies were unified by shared religious traditions.


Was the Islamic Empire simple or complex?

There was no single Islamic Empire, but assuming that you are referring to the Rashidun, Umayyad (Damascus), and Abbassid Caliphates, these were complex states with a large bureaucracy, numerous governates and more local regions, and a complex hierarchical leadership.


Why did Muslims get attacked by Fatimids?

The Fatimids were Muslims, so the question is a little confusing. If the question is trying to ask why the Fatimids attacked neighboring Aghlabids, Ikhshidids, and Abbassids (which were all Islamic Caliphates), the reason is simply that the Fatimid Caliphate was an ascendant power and saw fit to conquer all neighboring territories. The fact that they were already under Islamic control did not change anything.


Where were the three caliphates located?

There are over 25 different Islamic Empires that have been considered a "Caliphate" of one form or another, not just three. If perhaps, the question intends to ask about the most famous three Caliphates, the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbassid Caliphates, these were located in the Middle East and extending across North Africa and Iberia. Other Caliphates generally fit in the same set of areas as well as extending down the African East Coast, Sahelian Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and the Indonesian Archipelago.


What are several factors that made Muslim trade strong.?

First, there is no such thing as "Muslim trade" or "Islamic trade". Muslims, as people, have no special advantages or disadvantages in terms of engaging in commerce of any kind and the religion of Islam actually delimits the kinds of commercial interaction that Muslims can have. (One can read further on the limits of commercial and insurance interaction that Islamic Law imposes in this Related Question: What is the law behind life insurance in Islam?)However, the early Islamic Caliphates, such as the Umayyad Caliphate, the Abbassid Caliphate, and several subsequent empires did have several advantages as came to trade by dint of their imperial presence. These advantages would include:Strategic Territory: The Islamic Caliphates effectively controlled and ruled over the Middle East. This put them in the strategic intermediate territory between the Far East and Europe, allowing them to oversee trade between these regions.Valuing Commerce: The various Islamic Caliphates put a high value on mercantile behavior and the exchange of goods and services (especially when contrasted with Eastern Asia, where mercantile behavior was negatively viewed as charging money for creating nothing). Since the Islamic Caliphates valued trade, they spent money on building roads, supporting trade parties with military escorts, and building large bazaars for the exchange of goods within their realms.Prominent Evangelism Envoys: Since the Islamic Caliphates were supposed to be pious states, they sent out evangelists to the all of the peoples that they could reach. In order to sweeten the allure of conversion, these envoys were almost always accompanied by merchants promising (and delivering) technological wonders, unique products, and improvements for the locals. Regardless of whether the locals converted, they did enjoy the products brought to them and wanted to continue trade relations with the Islamic Caliphates.