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Chapter 7
7.1 Introduction
Does anyone know who the founder of Islam was? The founder of Islam, Muhammad, was born on the Arabian Peninsula in 570. The Peninsula is located between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
7.2 What Was the Importance of the Arabian Peninsula and Surrounding Lands?
Great civilizations grew up around Arabia, like the Egyptians, Sumerians, Romans, Greeks, and Persians. How would these civilizations affect Arabia? A lot of trade passed through Arabia. Arabs served as middlemen in trade and used camels to carry goods through the desert (called caravans). What made Arabia even more important? The importance of Arabia grew with the rise of Islam. Knowledge, ideas, technology, and goods all flowed through Arab lands.
Caravan