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Bedouins In The Arabian Peninsula

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Between 200 to 800 CE, the Arabian Peninsula went through drastic changes over time in a time period of 6 centuries. People from the Arabian Peninsula started to convert to Islam from Animist Polytheist. The main focus of these 2 time periods were based heavily on religion and the status of women increasing then suddenly deteriorating following Prophet Muhammad's death in 632.

In 200 CE, The majority of the Arabian Peninsula was Animist Polytheist, people who believed in nature spirits. The social structure of the Bedouins in the Arabian peninsula were tribal clans. Their structure is based upon a kinship and the leader of family is part of a bigger social structure consisting of councils and elders. Women also had a high status in comparison to the other empires, as their advice was also considered valuable. Many of the Bedouins who lived in Arabian Peninsula carved and worshipped idols whom they believed to be intermediary to the almighty Gods. Arab polytheism, the dominant form in pre-Islamic Arabia was based on veneration of deities and other rituals. The Gods and Goddesses were worshipped in local shrines such as the Ka’Ba in Mecca. Many of the pre-Islamic figures gods were traced to Idols, especially near the Ka’Ba which is determined to have roughly 300 of them. …show more content…

Once again women's status were lowered due to the Abbasids with the increase in size of the harem as well as the addition of veils. During that time there were more regional and transregional interaction between Eurasia. Silk roads and safe trade roads also developed during that time period which would eventually aid the merchants in the Arabian Peninsula with trade and selling goods, further increase their social

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