Chapter 6
Subject:
World History [1]
Tags:
Islam [2]
religion [3]
Middle East [4]
Arab people [5]
Rashidun [6]
Sahabah [7]
Sharia [8]
Al-Andalus [9]
Umayyad Caliphate [10]
Muhammad [11]
Spread of Islam [12]
Abbasid Caliphate [13]
Roop Kaur WHAP period 5 September 13,2013 Chapter 6 : The First Global Civilization: The Rise and Spread of Islam Arabian Peninsula Barely inhabited due to its desert and arid weather people settled mainly near coastal plains Bedouin nomads (camel and goat herders) wandered on the desert bouncing from oasis to oasis trading goods and herding animals shaped by the culture of the bedouins:a. Kin-related clans which formed larger tribes led by shaykhs b.Interclan rivalry for resources c. Had religion that blended animism and polytheism Many bedouin clans helped spread the beliefs of the prophet Muhammad. Bedouin = nomadic Clans, Towns and Long-distance trade, Marriage and family in Pre-Islamic Arabia