Islam
Very limited agriculture
Very hot and dry deserts
Saudi Arabia
People of the Desert
- On the deserts, the Arab nomads, called Bedouins, were organized into clans
- These clan were created because they provided sercitoy and suppoer for a life made difficult by the extreme conditions of the desert
- Bedouins ideals: courage, loyalty
Moving
- By the time of 600 AD, many Arabs had chosen to settle by an oasis or a market town, the desert life was just too tough and unpredictable
- Larger
Mecca
- Of the larger cities
- Is a holy city where Muslims pray towards
- Also it is very common for Muslims to go visit Mecca to pay homage
Trade Life
- After these people had moved into the larger cities the trading increased as well
- Many routes because of the bodies of water that surrounded the area.
Monotheistic
- Pray to Allah
Muhammad
- Prophet and very influential
- Raised by his grandfather and uncle
- He received little schooling and worked as a trader
- Very interested in religion
Islam means “submission to the will of Allah”
Muslim means “one who has submitted”
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