early Flashcards
1
Q
“muslim” means
A
one who has submitted
2
Q
islam rose from
A
the arabian peninsula
3
Q
bedouin
A
nomadic people of the arabian peninsula
- -very loyal to their clans
- -clan traditions and interests survive for long time
4
Q
arabia trade link from
A
china and india
to
persia and byzantium
5
Q
why did trade start across the arabian peninsula
A
overland trade routes were unstable since the collapse of the classical empires so they took sea routs
and passed across the peninsula by camel