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    After the fall of the great classical civilizations, a new religion emerged that changed the social and political structure of the Middle East.

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    Rise of Islam

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    After the fall of the great classical civilizations, a new religion emerged that changed the social and political structure of the Middle East.

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    The Rise of Islam

    THE PRE-ISLAMIC WORLD


    Arabian peninsula
    Bedouin cultures
    Limited towns & agriculture
    THE PRE-ISLAMIC WORLD
    Nomadic clan
    groups
    Dependence on
    clan for survival
    Rivalries
    THE PRE-ISLAMIC WORLD
    Towns & long-
    distance trade
    Mecca
    The Kaba
    Medina
    THE PRE-ISLAMIC WORLD
    Greater freedom for
    women
    Most honored job: warrior
    Many practices still favored
    men.
    ISLAMS BEGINNINGS
    Muhammad
    Born c. 570 in Mecca
    Revelations began in 610
    Messages from Allah
    through Gabriel
    Quran
    ISLAMS BEGINNINGS
    Forced to ee
    Mecca
    622: hijira
    Gained new
    followers
    629: returned
    to Mecca
    ISLAMS BEGINNINGS
    Monotheistic
    Overstepped
    class divisions
    ISLAMS BEGINNINGS
    Umma: community of
    the faithful
    Moral code
    Kindness & generosity
    Body of law

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