(Originais Teachy 2024) - Question Hard of History

The expansion of Islam in the early 7th century was a crucial event that shaped world history, transforming social, political, and cultural structures in vast areas of the Middle East, North Africa, and the Iberian Peninsula. The Arab conquest was not only military but also involved the spread of a new faith and ways of organizing society. As historian Marshall G. S. Hodgson notes in 'The Venture of Islam': 'Islam was, in its inception, much more than a religious message; it was a powerful intellectual and social movement that challenged established traditions and provided a new framework for life and culture.' Considering this perspective, discuss the role of the expansion of Islam in creating an interconnected world and the implications of this process for the formation of cultural and social identities in the conquered regions. In your response, evaluate how the principles of Islam may have influenced and managed relations between the communities that coexisted before the Muslim expansion and the new populations under Islamic rule.