... in the northern seas, and a number of crusades, though failed as military ventures, helped to reintegrate Western Europe into global economy. 2. Islam originated in the Arabian Peninsula in 622 A.D. According to Islamic tradition, God (Allah) conveyed to Muhammad, a tradesman, a series of revelations which were to form the basis of the new faith. The body of revelation which Allah delivered to Muhammad though the Angel Gabriel is contained in The Koran, the holy book of ... and others, all contributed to it. Baghdad, the Fairy City of the Arabian Nights and the capital of the famous Has...

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