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University of Ottawa
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ARB2102 | Arabic Culture
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2024
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Zak

Arabic Culture Lecture 4 Arb 2101 Giblch - means mountains L colour white Laban, so Lebanon = white mountain ble from. boots bic mountains were so I they would see the snow white Jubail - small mountain Alphabet Invention of alphabet from Phoenicians Aaleph Caomestic), Bhau every letter has nome 1 1 how it star they taught the Greeks which y their alphabet Similax they also invented the musical scale (discovered it from ancient tablets) Phoenician Empire founded many places such as: Marsulle tot lapin (Tashish), Cadiz Cartograa (appa), Scity, Paresme, Masta, st this spread was not chootic + gou of siden point of ref. I citizenship L Citizens sidonions Greece took the other so Hind sea Phorniciant breek. Sidon followed Type & started expansion. founded Carthaginian Empire (Cart-village/town; Hage new) Carthage militting commercios pamer that need of med sea under leadership of Basca Dynasty (King Barcas son Hani Baar). founded by Tyre in 814 BC formidabre power = 300 years later "the main city remained peaceful continued traces Reveaune Punic War Carthage (King Barca) vs Rome. Glmost win but defeated in ava BC 146 BC- Rome burned drattoyed this city Arab, Arabian Arabic Arab Speak arab adopting arab culture (after th century). Arabian spoke arabic, have arab culture arab racial background. Arobic descriptive word, arabic boek language, ere Visual Elements: Handwritten text in blue ink. Old Arabian Society Types of communities: a. Townsfolk (Hadar) * settled life, farmers, commerce/manufacturing, small * states in Al-Hijaz (Lakhmid people) + Petra (Ghassanid ppl) * most significant old civilization in Arabia is Yemen b. Nomadic/Vagabond (Bedu) * constantly moved looking for: H2O, pasture; held cattle, sheep * food = milk, meat, dates + grains; animal wool + leather → clothes * would resort to rape, kidnapping, murder, robbery for supplies when they ran out → this is b/c its fertile land + rainfall helped sustain it * had 6 successive Kingdoms + controlled spice trade (India) * among Bedu that tribal ppl of central Arabia that arab culture born * before Islam, "Age of Jahiliya" Hejaz + Najd ↓ inland arid + hot land + H₂O * Mecca + Medina (main cities of Hejaz) * Souk of Ukaz (poetry + literary exchanges) * here is where a month long of trading occurred * everyone from diff countries + civilizations would gather Ancient Religions of Arabia