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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
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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