HIST 1308- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 40 pages long!)
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Hijaz refers to the red sea coast where the islamic peoples traded. There were 3 female deity temples by this coast as well. Qusayy is the leader of the quraysh tribe at this time. Qusayy formed alliances with the surrounding tribes in the area. The caravan trading was redirected to mecca because the syrian trade routes were cut off. However, social stratificiation based off of wealth and genealogical differences begin to develop. Hashim are the least wealthy group during this time. In 570 bce, muhammad b abdullah is born. Muhammad means he who is praised by god. He learned their complex and contradictory morals as well as arabic. His mother and grandmother die and so he is raised by the leader (shayk) of the. Muhammad becomes a small business owner and marries a wealthy owner who is 15 years older than him (i am not saying he is a gold digger, but he aint messing with no broke wives).
