Between 500 and 800 CE, the Byzantine and Islamic empires were the most powerful forces in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Each had a single ruler (the Byzantine emperor and the Islamic caliph) and each sought to spread a monotheistic faith (Christianity and Islam). Choose either the Byzantine or Islamic empires and identify two factors that made it successful. Then, find two similarities between Christianity and Islam. Do you think religion played a role in the success of the empires?

There are many factors that made the Byzantine Empire successful. One of the factor is that the empire had advanced weaponary. The weapons were used to defend their empire by protecting their territories and the people. Another factor is that the people were united in God, Faith played a major role in that factor of following rule and regulations.Christianity and Islam were similar in many ways. For instance, they both had a monolithic religion. This means that they believed in the existence of only one God and there was judgement and reward in the afterlife. Additionally, both Christianity and Islam have holy books, the Bible for the Christians and Quran for the Muslims (Sal, 2020). The holy books provide guidance on how God expects us to live. I believe that a united front played a significant role in the success of the empires. For instance, it united the people by their faith in God and kept them at peace amongs each other, the bible and the Quran were used as a guide for them to live in peach and always stay vigilent.