HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
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Which of the following is true of pre-Islamic Arabia?
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It had no contact with the long-distance trade networks of Eurasia.
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It enjoyed long periods of peace under the Bedouins.
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Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians lived among the established Arab populations.
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A centralized state ruled over the area for centuries.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia was a mix of polytheism, Christianity, Judaism, and Iranian religions. Arab polytheism, the dominant belief system, was based on the belief in deities and other supernatural beings such as djinn. Gods and goddesses were worshipped at local shrines, such as the Kaaba in Mecca.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sometimes called the official religion of ancient Persia, Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest surviving religions, with teachings older than Buddhism, older than Judaism, and far older than Christianity or Islam. Zoroastrianism is thought to have arisen “in the late second millennium B.C.E.
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