Introduction

Introduction

Environment and Lifestyle • Arabian Climate • Harsh env’t • Small pockets of agr

Environment and Lifestyle • Arabian Climate • Harsh env’t • Small pockets of agr • Bedouins and Traders

Environment and Lifestyle • Arabian Climate • Harsh env’t • Small pockets of agr • Bedouins and Traders • Social Groups • Bedouins • Trading Towns • Overlap

Clans and Tribes • Social Organization • Clans and Tribes • Hierarchy

Clans and Tribes • Social Organization • Clans and Tribes • Hierarchy • Lifestyle • Clans control… • Need for clan

Clans and Tribes--Fighting • What do you fight over? • Blood Feud and Central Authority • Honors and Values • Values of Warfare? • Muruwah • Results

Towns and Trade • Cities • What do you need for cities?

Towns and Trade • Cities • What do you need for cities? • Mecca • Trade and Kaaba

Towns and Trade • Cities • What do you need for cities? • Mecca • Trade and Kaaba • Quraysh and Umayyads

Towns and Trade • Cities • What do you need for cities? • Mecca • Trade and Kaaba • Quraysh and Umayyads • Medina (Yathrib) • Compared to Mecca • Political Division • Crisis of Urbanization

Poetry and Religion • Poetry • Art/Arch • Oral Poetry • Clan and Tribal Bards • Themes • Impact on Qu’ran

Poetry and Religion • Poetry • Art/Arch • Oral Poetry • Clan and Tribal Bards • Themes • Impact on Qu’ran • Religion • Gods • Locations • Ethics

Poetry and Religion • Poetry • Art/Arch • Oral Poetry • Clan and Tribal Bards • Themes • Impact on Qu’ran • Religion • Gods • Locations • Ethics • Trending Towards Monotheism • Outside Contact • Prophets • Allah • Coming of Islam

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