Question

questions 1 through 3 refer to the following. the adoption of the awālik institutions by the abbasids was followed almost immediately by the... disintegration of the state... the disintegration of the abbasid state was an intensely painful process in which it seemed at times as if the very venture of islam was coming to an end, like that of alexander the great before it... indeed, that islam was soon to disappear was the very premise upon which the shiite revolutionaries held out their promise of a moral and material recovery, nothing less... could now save the marriage between religion and power to which the islamic state owed its existence. *an arabic term designating an enslaved person, in this case a slave - soldier of turkic origin patricia crone, danish - american historian of islamic history, slaves on horses: the evolution of the islamic polity, 1980 2 mark for review describe the disintegration of the abbasid caliphate, islam continued to spread across afro - eurasia in the period 1200 - 1450 primarily because of which of the following? a the conquest of the christian crusader states in the levant b the activities of sufi missionaries c the voyages of the muslim eunuch zheng he d the translation activities of muslim scholars

Explanation:

The passage discusses the disintegration of the Abbasid Caliphate and asks about factors related to the spread of Islam during 1200 - 1450. The conquest of the Christian Crusader States in the Levant was a significant event during this period that influenced the spread of Islam in Eurasia. Sufi missionaries also played a role in spreading Islam, but their activities were more long - term and not as directly related to the post - Abbasid disintegration period in the context of the question. The voyages of the Muslim eunuch Zheng He are not relevant as Zheng He was Chinese and his voyages were not directly related to the spread of Islam in the Eurasian context during 1200 - 1450. The translation activities of Muslim scholars were important for knowledge preservation and dissemination but not the main factor in the spread of Islam in the 1200 - 1450 period in relation to the Abbasid disintegration.

Answer:

A. The conquest of the Christian Crusader States in the Levant