HIST 212 Final, Fall 2018
American University of Beirut · Islamic History Origins and Empire, 600-750 · 1 page · Dr. Lyall Armstrong
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Final exam HIST212 Islamic History – Fall 2018
Write essays with the following requirements on the two prompts listed below.
Essay Requirements: Each essay should be 500-1000 words with the following layout; Times New
Roman 12 or an equivalent font size; double-spaced; 1 inch margins. Include both essays on one
document and upload the document through Moodle by Friday December 7, 2018 at midnight.
1. Describe how the early Muslims developed an empire. What were the major decisions and the major
players in this process? Was the establishment of an empire inevitable?
2. Explain why Kufa was such an important city in the early period.