The Life and Teachings of Muhammad

This is a picture of many people honoring Muhammad. 

Muhammad was born in Mecca but then when 6, his mother gave him to nomads and was taught and learned by them. In his 30s, Muhammad got the "message" from god while being in a cave in Mount Hira saying that he should be a prophet of god, which he then turned into. Muhammad then found a group and began a new religion, Muslim. Muhammad taught people to believe in only one god and to respect and honor others around them, but even though some people didn't approve of his teachings, he still fought in his belief.

Arabia before Muhammad

         Before Muhammad was born, Arabian society was divided into many social levels. Women, for example, were highly cherished and protected that it lead to bloody fights, just to protect the women. Not only did they just fight for women's protection, but they also fought for freedom between cities and countries.
         Mecca, a religious center, was not only a place for religion, but was also a trading spot. Many people traded goods from the Mediterranean to South Arabia, East Africa, and South Asia.

         Mecca was the one place that Muhammad was known for, for he has shaped and changed Arabia to be a better place.

This is a picture of Mecca (Mekkah) 

Mountain Ranges

Environment
      The mountain Ranges are about 1,000-12,000 ft high which consists of different climate throughout the mountains. There is a lot of rain on the mountain ranges. Riverbeds form on the sides of some mountains.

This is a picture of a riverbed against mountain ranges. 

This is a picture of huge mountain ranges.   

Adaptation
      Many people live on the mountains. They built terraces on the mountains to farm and collect food. They also made dams and irrigation systems for water.

This is a picture of terraces, which people made on mountains to collect food. 

This is a picture of people living on mountain ranges. 

Coastal Plains

Environment
     Coastal Plains are 5-40 miles inland and the air is damp and moist. There are many rain falls in the coastal plains. There are many river beds and natural harbors.

This is a picture of a coastal plain with lots of plants and grass. 

This is a river bed in the coastal plains.

Adaptations
       Coastal plains are suitable for farming. people who lived in the area built irrigation systems and traders traded crops from the Coastal plains. When the Marib Dam was still standing, it used to carry the water to this area.

This is a picture of the Marib Dam that carried the water. 

This is one of the irrigation systems. 

Oases

Environment

      Many oases occur where there has been water. Oases occur where water has been trapped underground. Oases form near grass and shrub sprouts and has a very large area in size.

Adaptations

This is an Oases with lots of plants surrounding it.

This is an Oases where people have lived near it for water use.

      Because of Oases, Nomads became sedentary. Many used a lot of crops and plants for houses from the Oases. A lot of towns and buildings began to form because the Oases gave a lot of water for farmers.