This was a massive trade route that linked china to the roman empire on land routes and the sea lanes connected to Asia, Africa and the Mediterranean. Not only was this a method to trade exotic goods and resources to other cultures, but it was also a means for religious expansion. Through this trade system, people could move the faiths of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Christianity. In cases the movement of these faiths to new regions created different observations of these faiths depending on the areas that they came across. For example, Hinduism would be practiced differently in India then it would be in Asia from different cultural interpretations while in transitions. This allowed the spread of philosophies that shaped the ethos of the local people to affect their respective political …show more content…
This culture was heavily influenced through religious methods be the teachings of Muhamad a prophet of Allah, which translates to the god. Muhammad came from a nomadic tribe called the Bedouin. At an early age, he became orphaned and learned to support himself. As an adult, he became a merchant and came across many different forms of religions that were abundant in the middle east. When he became 40 he had a profound religious experience that changed his life and his view on the world. He communicated with Allah where he experienced visions that gave him an understanding of Allah’s messages by the angel Gabriel which is also recognized by the Christian and Jewish faith. Through these visions Muhamad spread Allah’s message which was written into the book called the Quran which is the hold book of Islam. This book outlined the means to have a meaningful life and the tasks that must be taken to do so. This included the 5 pillars which included prayer, Charity, fasting during the Ramadan, a pilgrimage to the holy site of mecca, and observation to the one and only god Allah. Mecca originally came from the city of Medina where there was a conflict between the ruling elites. These elites observed Muhammad to being an impartial party where they elected him to become an arbiter to which he could settle the differences of these cultures and had the holy site there