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? PAGE ?62? Chapter ? DOCPROPERTY "ChapterNumber" ?9?: ? DOCPROPERTY "ChapterTitle" ?The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200?1200? Chapter ? DOCPROPERTY "ChapterNumber" ?9?: ? DOCPROPERTY "ChapterTitle" ?The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200?1200? ? PAGE ?61? CHAPTER 8 The Sasanid Empire and the Rise of Islam, 200?1200 seq NL1 \r 0 \h INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES After studying this chapter students should: 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Understand how Byzantine and especially Sasanid imperial institutions laid the foundations for the Islamic state. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Be familiar with the story of the life of Muhammad and the development of the religion of Islam, the umma, and the three branches of Islam (Sunni, Shiite, and Kharijite).