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 – 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