What was the result of the exchange of beliefs and customs between muslims and the people they conquered? a. islam became less popular. b. different cultures blended together. c. the muslim empire decreased in size. d. trade became less important.

when in doubt choose c

it's what my teacher told my class when we were going into psats

the fact that could also be added to column b is that during world war ii, specifically between the years 1941 and 1945, japan expanded its territory towards the indonesian territory in what was known later as part of the "pacific war". in that time, japan could conquer the philipines, singapore,   borneo, central java, malang, cebu, sumatra and various other islands of the area, therefore expanding its territory for a brief period of time.