EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Arabs land trade, which spanned from their hometown in south of Yemen has touched the trades in Silk Road and Indian Ocean trade particularly in which the modern historians coined in “Frankincense and myrrh” theory, which spread by them through camel caravans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Arab merchants brought these goods to Roman markets by means of camel caravans along the Incense Route. The Incense Route originally commenced at Shabwah in Hadhramaut, the easternmost kingdom of South Arabia, and ended at Gaza, a port north of the Sinai Peninsula on the Mediterranean Sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Perhaps the Arab merchants were the ones who carried the expensive cargoes in their smaller ships. As the Arab dhows were limited to under 30 tons, they were a perfect fit for investors who wished to purchase and import luxury items. Arab ships had traded with India for centuries, and had all the necessary connections.

Detailed explanation-4: -One of the most enduring of these contributions from the Arab neighbors was their religion Islam. Trade has played an important role in the spread of Islam since the beginnings of the religion. Arab traders first introduced Islam to the Swahili coast in the ninth century.