Analyze and write a comprehensive one-two page(s) discussion on why, where, when, and how Islam developed and spread: begin with the year 632 CE (death of the Prophet Muhammad) and  discuss the factors and the years leading to the spread of Islam from Mecca and Medina to the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Levant, North Africa, Spain, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and more recently, Australia, North America, and Europe

Analyze and write a comprehensive one-two page(s) discussion on why, where, when, and how Islam developed and spread: begin with the year 632 CE (death of the Prophet Muhammad) and 

discuss the factors and the years leading to the spread of Islam from Mecca and Medina to the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Levant, North Africa, Spain, Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and more recently, Australia, North America, and Europe. 

Conclude your response with a current news event that indicates the present-day state of Islam. 

Instructions: 

 1. All questions must be answered. 

2. No plagiarism and no grammatical errors

3. The Discussion demonstrates clear and synthesized learning from the Lesson Material. It contains all pertinent researched information and images. There are no glaring errors in the project.

4. Lesson Material:

    a. The Birth of Islam (The Metropolitan Museum of Art)

    b. The Development and Spread of Islam

    c. History of Islam (Encyclopedia Britannica)

    d. Islamic Dynasties (chart)

    e. Shia and Sunni

    f. Ghadir Khumm

    g. Five Great Islamic Empires

    h. Egypt, The Crown Jewel of Islam

    i. The Rise and fall of Islam’s Golden Age

    j. The Ottoman Empire

    k. Suleiman: Leader of the Ottoman Empire