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Geography was very helpful to the spread of Islam. Through trade routes between Mecca and Medina, Islam swept the Arabian peninsula in just ten years. In addition, substantial migration of Arab tribes to the peninsula, who were already converts, further helped the religion spread.

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there were kingdoms every direction from Arabia for islamics to conquer. the byzantines and Persia were soon conquered. conquests continued all around the mediterranean until 750 AD, when they had taken North Africa, areas of Asia minor, and even most of modern day Spain.

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  1. they expanded in 3 phases. the first phase was conquests of countries by Arab armies. the second was through non-Arabs that had adopted Islam. the third was a peaceful phase, where Islam was spread by merchants and missionaries.
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