Geography
- Limited agriculture
- Hot & dry deserts
People of the desert
- Arab nomads- Bedouins organized clan
- Clans were created to provide security and support for a life made difficult by desert climate
- Bedouins ideas; courage loyalty to family, and warrior skills
Moving
- 600A.D. settled by oasis in market town, desert life was to tough
- Larger towns near the western coast of Arabia became market towns for local, regional, and long distance trade goods
Special Cities
- Mecca
- Holy city where Muslims pray toward
- Common for Muslims to visit mecca to pay homage
Trade life
- After moving trading increased
- Many routes because of the bodies of water surrounding the area
- Traded many things like spices, incense, perfumes, precious metals, ivory, silk
Monotheistic-
- Islamic religion is
- Their god was called ALLAH
MUHAMMAD
- Influenced figure
- Raised by his grandfather and uncle
- Little schooling and worked as a trader
- Age 40 became very interested in religion
General Info
- Islam means- su
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