Arabia at the start of the early Middle Ages
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Find the Arabian Peninsula on a map and name the seas beside it.
The Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
2
Write the internal and external causes of Arab unification.
Internal: population growth, tribal conflicts and economic crisis. External: the weakness of Byzantium and Persia.
3
Explain the difference between the Hijri and the Common Era calendars: from which event does each begin?
Hijri — from the Hijra in 622; Common Era — from the traditional year of the birth of Jesus.
4
Why was Yemen called “Arabia Felix” (“Happy Arabia”)?
It received seasonal rains, its terraced fields were fertile and it grew rich on the trade in incense (frankincense) and spices.