Islam first spread here from the Arabian Peninsula.
The eastern section of the former Roman Empire that spoke Greek and had the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Competing kingdoms after Rome. United by Christianity and the Pope.
Muhammad met with resistance here when he first started spreading Islam.
Muslim university and library that preserved Greek and Roman writings.
Saw many advances including in math with the creation of zero.
Opening of the Grand Canal that allowed goods to be traded North and South
Resurgence in trade here after the many new Chinese innovations.
