ISLA 200 Lecture 5: ISLA 200 Lecture 5

• School: McGill University
• Department: Islamic Studies
• Course: ISLA 200
• Professor: Prashant Keshavmurthy

Document Summary

Geopolitical condition of four regions of the arabian peninsula (hejaz, Northern arabia, empty quarter (the desert), yemen (the region) The hejaz has two important trade routes, one that connects yemen to the north (yemen is the only monsoon fed area of the region), it is the only region that has supported states. It is important for the economy and it connects yemen to the. The kaabah was in mecca and quraysh took control of it and the city. Mecca was the house of many idols representing many groups who annually made a pilgrimage to kaabah. Nomads have a meager lifestyle, you need wheat dates and things like that and that"s what they would get from the settle bedouins. The bedouins would depend on the nomads to get them items like wine and slave girls that are procured through trade routes. Camel nomads became traders and they escorted traders. Sassanid iran gave refuge to jews from jerusalem.