Question

What result did the vast network of trade routes have on the Muslim Empire?

a. Greek, Chinese, and Indian philosophies began to dominate Islamic thought.
b. Muslim armies conquered territory in central and eastern Asia.
c. Islam spread and Muslims absorbed the legacies of Greek, Chinese, and Indian thought.
d. Islam spread to western Europe, China, and Japan.

Answer 1

The correct answer would be C) Islam spread and Muslims absorbed the legacies of Greek, Chinese, and Indian thought.

Answer 2

The correct answer is c. Islam spread and Muslims absorbed the legacies of Greek, Chinese, and Indian thought.

Step-by-step explanation:

The various Muslim empires that spread out of the Arabian peninsula starting in the 7th century reached across Eurasia after a few centuries. These empires created a vast network of trade routes that extended well beyond their scope of influence, connecting Europe and Asia through the Middle East. These trade routes served as a vehicle for the spread of Islam: in Europe, part of the population in the Balkans, north of Greece, converted to Islam. The same thing happened in the Indian subcontinent and in Central Asia, reaching all the way east to what is modern Western China. However, this influence flowed both ways: the Muslim empires absorbed the legacies of Greek, Chinese and Indian thought, which can be seen especially in developments in the fields philosophy, art, architecture, medicine, culture, and warfare. These influences helped make Islamic civilization the most advanced of the time by the Middle Ages.