There are two major branches of islam. write a short paragraph identifying the two branches. explain why islam split, and describe the relationship between the two branches, then and now. use the facts on page 143 in the textbook to back up your thinking.

The original split between Sunnis and Shiites occurred soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad, in the year 632. ... And it was fundamentally that political division that began the Sunni-Shia split." The Sunnis prevailed and chose a successor to be the first caliph

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tenochtitlan (also spelled tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. the traditional founding date of the city was 1345 ce and it remained the most important aztec centre until its destruction at the hands of the conquering spanish led by hernán cortés in 1521 ce, which led to the final collapse of the aztec empire.