Question

questions 1 through 3 refer to the following. the adoption of the mamluk 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 despite 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:

Islam spread through various means. The conquests of Christian Crusader States in the Levant had an impact on the region - wide dynamics but were not the main reason for Islam's spread during 1200 - 1450. Zheng He was a Chinese eunuch and not related to Muslim expansion. Sufi missionaries played a significant role in spreading Islam peacefully, often integrating with local cultures. Muslim scholars' translation activities preserved and spread knowledge but were not the primary driver of Islam's geographical spread.

Answer:

B. The activities of Sufi missionaries