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2. Deserts Only a small strip of fertile land in south of Saudi Arabia Few oases The rest is Desert

4. Bedouins Nomads who live in the desert Organized into tribes and clans –Clans give security and support since they live in extreme conditions –Defended themselves from other clans who wanted water, grazing territory, livestock or food supplies

7. Islamic Way of Life Bedouin valued –Courage –Loyalty to family –Warrior skills This would lead to Islamic way of life

8. Trade Routes Many trade routes connected Arabia to major ocean and land trade routes –Extreme south of the peninsula –To the Byzantine in the north –Caravan routes went to the Silk Roads in the east –Transported spices to the west

10. Mecca Located in Saudi Arabia Important stop on trade routes During holy months, caravans stopped in Mecca and this brought religious pilgrims who came to worship at the Kaaba

13. Kaaba * Over the years many different gods and spirits were introduced here Had over 360 idols brought by many tribes

14. Pictures Cited Slide 1 – http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/02/12/22571202.jpg Slide 2 – http://www.expatexchange.com/images/photo_Desert_flat.jpg Slide 3 – http://images.encarta.msn.com/xrefmedia/sharemed/targets/images/pho/t235/T235541A.jpg Slide 4 – http://www.dotrez.com/NerdyShit/saudi4.jpg Slide 5 – http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cbc.ca/news/photogalleries/marriage/images/12 _16108.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.cbc.ca/news/photogalleries/marriage/12.html&h=350&w=539&sz=6 6&hl=en&start=47&tbnid=d8wpLNkBEWKXgM:&tbnh=86&tbnw=132&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsaudi %2Barabian%2Bbedouin%26start%3D36%26gbv%3D2%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3 Den%26sa%3DN Slide 6 – http://www.dakhlabedouins.com/img/25_by_bedouin_life.jpg Slide 7 – http://lahavnet.co.il/joalon/eng/awoman.jpg Slide 10 – http://instapunk.com/images/mecca.jpg Slide 11 – http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Mecca,_Saudi_Arabia_locator_map.png/ 612px-Mecca,_Saudi_Arabia_locator_map.png Slide 12 - http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y168/Arweto01/mecca-beat_b2.jpg