3. Check Your Understanding: Islamic CivilizationWhich of the following were among the main features of Islamic society and culture during the era of its early growth? Check all that apply.Strong interest in Greco-Roman philosophy and scienceHighly stratified and unequal society in comparison to neighboring statesEquality between women and men and abolition of slaveryLiterature, art, and architecture expressing synthesis of religion and politics 2 . Check Your Understanding: The Arab Empire and Its SuccessorsWhy did Arab leaders expand their territory so rapidly in the seventh and eighth centuries, and why were they so successful at doing so?Arab leaders decided that the best way to expand was to exterminate the non-Muslim populations that lived in the Middle East. In sodoing, the rapidly growing Arab population could move into areas now devoid of any human life, setting up completely new communitiesand socioeconomic systems.Having unified under Muhammad's successor, Arab leaders quit fighting each other and began expanding into neighboring non-Muslimregions. A combination of military prowess with the attractive qualities of converting to Islam enabled the Arab empire to grow rapidlyand take hold in the Middle East.After the Byzantine and Persian empires allied with one another with the goal of wiping out the Islamic threat, Arab leaders chose toavoid open battle and conducted an ultimately successful guerrilla war to throw out the Byzantine and Persian invaders. They then movedinto the power vacuum produced by their victories.

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3. Check Your Understanding: Islamic Civilization Which of the following were among the main features of Islamic society and culture during the era of its early growth? Check all that apply. Strong interest in Greco-Roman philosophy and science Highly stratified and unequal society in comparison to neighboring states Equality between women and men and abolition of slavery Literature, art, and architecture expressing synthesis of religion and politics

3. Check Your Understanding: Islamic Civilization Which of the following were among the main features of Islamic society and culture during the era of its early growth? Check all that apply. Strong interest in Greco-Roman philosophy and science Highly stratified and unequal society in comparison to neighboring states Equality between women and men and abolition of slavery Literature, art, and architecture expressing synthesis of religion and politics