Question

Why did Muslims in the Middle East and other parts of Asia experience hardship during the time of the European Middle Ages?

Question 1 options:

Christians from the Byzantine Empire continually tried to convert Muslims to Christianity.


They were repeatedly invaded and conquered by Mongol armies from central Asia.


Their leaders, Muslim nobles, forced most Muslims to be serfs.

Answer 1

They were repeatedly invaded and conquered by Mongol armies from central Asia

Their leaders, Muslim nobles, forced most Muslims to be serfs

Answer 2

Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries. Arab Muslim forces conquered vast territories and built imperial structures over time.