Greek East and Latin WestThe terms "Greek East" and "Latin West" originally distinguished the Greco-Roman world between the Greek-dominated and the Latin-dominated .
Arabian PeninsulaThe Arabian Peninsula, or simply Arabia, is a peninsula in West Asia. It accounts for the majority of the land situated on the Arabian plate. With an area of 3,237,500 km2 (1.25 million mi2), it is the world's largest peninsula—roughly comparable in size to India. Nine countries are located on the Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, as well as the southern halves of Iraq and Jordan.
Early Muslim conquestsExpansion of the Islamic state (622–750)BelligerentsFirst Islamic stateRashidun CaliphateUmayyad Caliphate In the Middle East and North Africa:Sasanian EmpireByzantine EmpireKingdom of MakuriaKhazar KhaganateIn Central Asia:Western Turkic KhaganateTurgesh KhaganateTang dynastySecond Turkic KhaganateIn South Asia:Chach dynastyKarkota dynastyIn Europe:Visigothic KingdomKingdom of AsturiasFrankish KingdomThe early Muslim conquests, or the early Islamic conquests (Arabic: الْفُتُوحَاتُ الإسْلَامِيَّة, romanized: al-Futūḥāt al-ʾIslāmiyya), also known as the Arab conquests, were a series of wars initiated by the Islamic prophet Muhammad, and continued by the early Muslims.
ArabsEthnic groupArabs (Arabic: عَرَب) are an ethnic group mainly inhabiting the Arab world in West Asia and North Africa. A significant Arab diaspora is present in various parts of the world. Before the spread of Arabic language in the wake of the Arab conquests, "Arab" largely referred to the Semitic inhabitants—both settled and nomadic—of the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Desert.
Arabia DesertaArabia Deserta (Latin for lit.'Deserted Arabia'), also known as Arabia Magna (lit.'Great Arabia'), signified the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula, delineated to the northeast by the Euphrates. During ancient history, this land was populated by nomadicBedouin tribes. Arabia Deserta was one of three regions into which the Romans divided the Arabian peninsula: Arabia Deserta (or Arabia Magna), Arabia Felix, and Arabia Petraea.
Ancient RomeIn modern historiography, ancient Rome is the Roman civilisation from the founding of the Italian city of Rome in the 8th century BC to the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD. It encompasses the Roman Kingdom (753–509 BC), the Roman Republic (509–27 BC), and the Roman Empire (27 BC – 476 AD) until the fall of the western empire.
Arabia PetraeaArabia Petraea (lit.'Rocky Arabia') was a Roman province from the 2nd century to the 7th century that was situated mostly in what is now Jordan. The province was established by the Roman Empire in the former territory of the Nabataean Kingdom conquered in 106 AD during the reign of Trajan (r. 98–117) and it existed until it was superseded into Palaestina Salutaris in the fourth century.
MuslimsMuslims (Arabic: المسلمون, romanized: al-Muslimūn, lit. 'submitters [to God]') are people who are adherents of Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraham (or Allah) as it was revealed to Muhammad, the last Islamic prophet.
Tribes of ArabiaThe tribes of Arabia (Arabic: القبائل العربية) have inhabited the Arabian Peninsula for thousands of years and traditionally trace their ancestry to one of two mythic forefathers of Arab ancestry: Adnan, whose descendants originate from West Arabia, North Arabia, East Arabia, and Central Arabia; or Qahtan, whose descendants originate from South Arabia.
Middle AgesA medieval stained glass panel from Canterbury Cathedral, c. 1175 – c. 1180, depicting the Parable of the Sower, a biblical narrativeDurationc.
Christianity in EuropeChristianity in Europeby percentage of country population Christianity in Europe (2010)[needs update?]Early Middle AgesPeriod of European historyThe jewelled cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, c. 870, a Carolingian Gospel BookLocationEuropeKey eventsFall of the Western Roman EmpireMigration PeriodMuslim conquest of the Iberian PeninsulaCoronation of CharlemagneViking expansionHungarian invasionsHoly Roman EmpireThe Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.