Spread of Islam

Throughout the vastness of various Muslim empires, Muslims were able to successfully rule very diverse populations and contribute to cultural innovation and trade. Many factors helped them during their rule, such as their geography, development of law, and preservation of Greek and Roman culture. The Arabs were the first to rule for the Muslims, they were highly religious and followed Muhammad. They later fell to the Umayyad, who stressed the political aspect of their office, instead of religious. They, in turn, fell to the Abbasids. The Abbasids established diversity in their rule. …