Week one, 1
The Arabian Peninsula:
Geography.
The Climate of the Near East.
The Pre-Islamic Era
Jahiliyah (ignorance)
Civilization of the Arabs before Islam:
Sheba, Ubar, Himyar.
Social, political, economic life of the Arabs.
Trade and Trade routs.
Civilization
:It may be the particular type of culture developed by a nation or region during a Period of history. Those people and things which further the development of this condition are called civilized, or may be called civilizing influences.
Sources of the History of the Arabs:
Poetry.
Mu`allaqat (the hanged).
Ayyam al-Arab (record of the Arabs).
Roman and Persian Empires:
Their conflict.
Their influence on the Arabs:
Buffer zones.
Coins.