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IN 570CE HE IS BORN IN MECCA
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622 CE Muhammad and his followers migrate to Medina. People accept Islam.
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Muhammed made his great migration (the hijrah) and the conversion of the Arabs to Islam began; this date is accepted by Muslims as the beginning of the Islamic era
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Muhammad returns to Mecca peacefully, all citezens convert to islam
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Muhammad dies leading to a temporary weakness in Islam while the order of succession was determined.
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Muhammad was not interested in convertring non-Arabs, so the first conquests took place by Caliph Abu Bakr
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Syria and Palestine lay open to the Arabs, especially after the Arabs promised not to sack any city that did not offer resistance.
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Muslims enter egypt and rout the Byzantine army.
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Islam spreads throughout North Africa
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Muslims enter spain, india, and Iberian peninsula under islamic control
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Islam's spread continues through Africa
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The european Christian crusaders take Jerusalem due to the element of surprise, however the Muslims regain eventually.
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continues to spread throughout Asia
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