Question 3 of 5 Which statement best completes the diagram?
Effect
Cause
Muhammad began
preaching about his
beliefs in Mecca.
?
O A. Mecca's leaders forced Muhammad to leave the city.
B. Muhammad was selected as the new ruler of Mecca.
C. Muhammad's followers attacked and destroyed Mecca.
O D. Mecca's poor citizens were treated more unfairly.

A. Mecca's leaders forced Muhammad to leave the city.

Explanation:

Because of his religious beliefs, Muhammad, along with his followers, was forced to leave Mecca. It happened in 622 AD. This event in history is known as Hijra. In this way, Muslims migrated to Mecca to practice religion freely. Muhammad's followers were later forced on several occasions to clash with other tribes in the area of today's Arabian Peninsula.

the crusades are one of the most significant events in the history of europe and the middle east.   they were a series of religious wars carried out by christian crusaders from europe during the timeframe of the middle ages.   beginning in 1095 ce, the crusades saw european knights and noblemen travel to the middle east in an attempt to capture the holy land away from muslim people that had controlled the region for the previous centuries.   the term crusade means ‘cross’.   therefore, the europeans that became crusaders viewed themselves as ‘taking up the cross’.   in fact, many of the crusaders wore crosses on their clothing and armor as they made their pilgrimage to the holy land.

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