Buddhism is practiced widely in East Asia. It is widespread in Mongolia, Japan, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.
yes in my opionon it did .Afraid of terrorism? Don't start!
I believe it is the 1st one but may be the 2nd one.
The reason that gave birth to similarities between the Almoravid and the Almohad empires which were Muslim dynasties was the pilgrimage that they undertook. This is because as a result of this pilgrimage, they brought back foreign Arabic culture and influences to their respective empires. Because the origin of these cultures was the same, it lent similarity to the two empires.