How Did Muslim Armies Attack Constantinople?

Subject : History

Question:

The following map shows the spread of Islam from 632 A.D. (CE) through 1000 A.D. (CE). Use the map to answer the following question:

Map of the spread of Islam, 632 to 1000 A.D. (CE). The map shows most of Western Europe, North Africa, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the Persian Empire. The areas of Spain and western North Africa are shaded to indicate that Islam spread there by 750 A.D. (CE). The areas of Northern Libya, Egypt, Syria, and the Persian Empire are shaded to indicate that Islam spread there by 661 A.D. (CE). The area of Western Saudi Arabia that includes Medina and Mecca is shaded to indicate that Islam spread there by 632 A.D. (CE).

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According to the map, how was Constantinople attacked by Muslim armies?

A) Across the Anatolian peninsula from Syria

B) Across the Mediterranean Sea from Egypt

C) From Spain in the far west of the Mediterranean world

D) In a naval invasion originating near Damascus in Syira

Expert Verified Solution:

According to the map, Constantinople was attacked by Muslim armies:

The answer is A) Across the Anatolian peninsula from Syria

The map indicates that the spread of Islam reached Syria by 661 A.D. (CE) and the Anatolian peninsula is between Syria and Constantinople. The Muslim armies would have likely moved across the Anatolian peninsula to reach Constantinople.