Project Summary: How did Islam contribute to the intellectual development of Europe? Who were the Bedouin? How did they live? Why were they important to the development of Islam? What was the importance of storytelling and poetry? How did this contribute to Islam? What is the Kaaba? Where is it located? Why was it important? What activities took place there? How did the Kaaba unite the spiritual with the economic? What happened to Muhammad’s parents? What happened to Muhammad? How did this shape both his life and the Muslim religion? What was the first and most important message of Muhammad? What does it mean that there is only one god? What was Muhammad’s attitude toward Jews and Christians? How did Muhammad unite tribes? How far did Muslim spread? What was the appeal of Islam that caused it to grow so quickly? What was the impact of Muhammad’s death? Why was it important to write down the Koran? What is the relationship between Allah (god) and language? How did this influence Muslim art?