Islamic quests started in 632 and formally ended in 711. During this time the Muslim expansion covered large land mass and was able to reach great distances. Arabian armies took control over Syria in 636 and then Egypt in 639. After Tunisia was conquered it provided place for the conquest of Spain to be planned. Three centuries later India and Anatolla was meant with invasion from these armies. The conquest were led by men who were inspired by the teachings of Muhammad. Trade was also a major factor to the expansion of Islam. In the Classical Era the easy spread of technologies and diffusion of religions like was possible through the efforts of merchants and trade but more specifically the Silk Road. Similarly, the Monsoon Market aided the Muslim …show more content…
The Monsoon Market was a system of trade networks over sea that reached many parts of afro-Eurasia to meet the demands of goods across the lands. With the exchange of goods, naturally the spread of culture followed. While the Umayyad Caliphate was in power, Islam reached to North Africa and greatly increased trade. Islam spread to sub-Saharan portions of West Africa. For empires in the Sarah, Islam brought power to local kings as well as provide a sense of religious unity between themselves and merchants. Mansa Musa's conversation to Islamic faith and pilgrimage to Mecca also contributed to the Muslim expansion. Musa's conversation also created relations and advantages within trade. For this reason many others fell under Muslim faith, it provided an easier access to the successful Muslim merchants who exchanged many valuable goods. Muslim expansion also reached parts of Africa via Indian Ocean in the same fashion. Islam ran along the routes of goods, creating converts over the course of the network in places like Southeast