1. Muslim Empire Fact or Fib Roman Empire Byzantine Empire Rome
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Fact or Fib
Muslim Empire

2. In the Muslim expansion of India, Islam became the dominate religion?
FIB
Islam does expand from trading into India however, Islam COEXISTED separately form the dominant Indian religion of Hinduism

3. A Golden Age of science and intellectual advancements was a result of the interaction of Jews, Christians, and Muslims in medieval Spain?
FACT
The Golden Age allowed religious toleration and social prosperity
Religious toleration in Spain allowed for trade to flourish which played a major role in the rediscovery of ancient classical text.
advances in science, such as in algebra, chemistry, geology, and trigonometry

4. Would the Islamic world allow the practice of slavery of fellow Muslims?
FIB
In the Islamic world it was prohibited to enslave a fellow Muslim

5. Slavery in Muslim and African societies did exist however if you own a slave they were only allowed to work as labors in the field?
FIB
Enslaved people had a variety of roles and responsibilities
They could cook, clean, harvest a field, manage a store, manage other slaves, fight in an army, etc.
They were traded on the African gold and Salt Trade Route in W Africa

6. The Mongols take control of Baghdad, but lost control because of the distance?
FACT
The Mongols invasion of the Islamic world and the capture of Baghdad was a great success, but their control fell apart because they could not rule from such a great distance, allowing the Ottoman Turks to come into power.
Very similar reason the Romans could not protect their great empire
Europe
Muslim Empire

7. Trade routes in Africa helped spread Islam to West Africa?
FACT
The African Gold-Salt trade routes helped the Muslim Empire to expand which helped to spread the Islamic religion into West Africa

8. Sikhism religion founded in north India is a belief in monotheism and reincarnation?
FACT
Belief in monotheism and reincarnation
Teaches ethical behavior with the use of the Gurus
Wearing of 5Ks
Founded in the 15th century in North India