blog post 9

There was a birth of a new religion known as Islam.  The homeland of this was the Arabian Peninsula, and Mecca more specifically.  Muhammad Ibn Abdullah was the founder of the religion and was known as a prophet who spoke to God.  As Arabia transformed it became a great empire encompassing Egypt, Roman, Byzantine, Persian, Mesopotamian, and Indian civilizations.  As this empire grew, it spread Islam farther throughout the world.  Going back to the silk road it can be assumed this aided in the transfer of religion and beliefs of Islam as well.