Roman Empire

While the fusion was slowly going on in the West under the influence of the Christian church, a new religion called Islam was developing in the distant East, and was winning converts so rapidly that it became a serious menace to both the Roman Empire and the Germans. The rapid rise of Islam is explained in part, by the geography of its birthplace, Arabia, and the customs and character of the Arabs, as well as by the personality of the prophet Mohammed. While the fusion was slowly going on in the West under the influence of the Christian church, a new religion called Islam was developing in the distant East, and was winning converts so rapidly that it became a serious menace to both the Roman Empire and the Germans. The rapid rise of Islam is explained in part, by the geography of its birthplace, Arabia, and the customs and character of the Arabs, as well as by the personality of the prophet Mohammed. While the fusion was slowly going on in the West under the influence of the Christian church, a new religion called Islam was developing in the distant East, and was winning converts so rapidly that it became a serious menace to both the Roman Empire and the Germans. The rapid rise of Islam is explained in part, by the geography of its birthplace, Arabia, and the customs and character of the Arabs, as well as by the personality of the prophet Mohammed. While the fusion was slowly going on in the West under the influence of the Christian church, a new religion called Islam was developing in the distant East, and was winning converts so rapidly that it became a serious menace to both the Roman Empire and the Germans. The rapid rise of Islam is explained in part, by the geography of its birthplace, Arabia, and the customs and character of the Arabs, as well as by the personality of the prophet Mohammed. While the fusion was slowly going on in the West under the influence of the Christian church, a new religion called Islam was developing in the distant East, and was winning