Dar-al Islam

James BissellA1

Demott, AP World History

The Spread of Islam

• Spread following Mohammed's death(8 June, 632)• Spread from the Arabian Peninsula• spread mainly by Muslim soldiers

Arabic for Mohammed

Morocco

• Westernmost Islamic nation• Conquered by the Ottomans• Founded by Turkish pirates

Modern Morocco

Algeria

• 647 A.D. Islam brought to Algeria• Dynasties include Fatimids• The Ottomans took power from 1518- 1830• In 1830 the French began colonization

Modern Algeria

Tunisia

• Islam arrived in the 7th century• Dynasties included Almohads and

Berber kings.• Various European nations colonized

Tunisia.

Modern Tunisia

Libya

• Conquered by the Arabs in 642• Conquered by Italians• Berbers made bulk of population

Modern Libya

Egypt

• Eastern most Islamic nation in North Africa• Historically been a place of learning• Place of great diversity

Modern Egypt

Work Cited• http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tsis/hd_tsis.htm• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammed• http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ac

97• http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0861652.html• https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ag.ht

ml• http://www.algeria-un.org/default.asp?doc=-history