Geography Middle east(where Islam started)-limited ag hot and dry deserts Arab nomads called Bedouins organized into clans-to keep safe and support life ideals-courage loyalty and warrior skills by 600 AD many settled in an oasis or market town-desert life was too hard market towns boomed on west coast of arabia brought in local regional and long distance trade Special city-Mecca, holy city where muslims pray towards, muslims travel to Mecca to pay homage Trade Life trading increased when people moved to the cities traded things like spices incense perfumes precious metals, ivory and silk Islam is monothiestic one god called Allah
Muhammad-influential prophet, received little schooling began work as a trader, at 40 myhammad became interested in religion, said god spoke to him,
Islam menas submission to will of Allah muslim means one who has submitted
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