Review the map showing the territory of the Islamic caliphate throughout the Arabian Peninsula and surrounding areas. A map titled Islamic Expansion, 632 through 661 C E showing Europe, Asia, Persia, the Arabian Peninsula, and Africa. Territory in 632 C E includes the western half and eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Territory in 661 C E includes the rest of the Arabian Peninsula, most of Persia, and a small portion of the northern coast of Africa.

Which statement best describes the territory of the Islamic caliphate in the years following Muhammad’s death in 632 CE?

It unified eastern Asia.
It expanded to the south.
It more than doubled in size.
It reached the Arabian Sea.