Slide 1 The Islamic Empires Slide 2 Arabia Mostly desert Occupied by nomadic herders called Bedouins Clans of Bedouins fought over scarce resources Town of Mecca was a major…

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Slide 1 The Islamic Empires Spread of Islam After Muhammad died in 632 AD, control of Islam passed to his follower Abu Bakr Islamic armies swept out of Arabia and quickly…

Slide 1 The Islamic Empires Arabia Mostly desert Occupied by nomadic herders called Bedouins Clans of Bedouins fought over scarce resources Town of Mecca was a major trading…

1. THE SOURCES OF By Dr. Peter Hammond 2. THE SOURCES OF By Dr. Peter Hammond 3. INTRODUCTION One out of every five people in the world is a Muslim. 1 600 million people…