Document C: Fred Donner 1. (Sourcing) What type of document is this? What is its purpose?
2. (Close Reading) What was the purpose of the gift-giving that the author describes?
3. (Corroboration): How is the account of Muslim expansion in Document C different from the accounts in Document A and Document B?
4. Do you think this document is a reliable source for determining how the caliphates expanded in the 7th and 8th centuries? Why or Why not?
Hypothesis #4: How did the early Islamic empire expand?