Setting: Arabia Circa 500 CE (Pre-Muhammad) Flashcards
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Climate
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90% arid desert
2
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Oasis
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Pastures + Crops + Trees = Towns
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Bedouins
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Herders who move around
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Tribal Society
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Groups beefing over resources
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Polytheism
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Belief in many Gods, spirits/idols
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Monotheism
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Belief in one God (Abraham, Judaism, Christianity, Islam)
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Mecca
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Sacred religious site for polytheists, then for Muslims
8
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Kaaba
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Black cube building, holds idols until…