Muslims conquered the Fertile Crescent, Persia, Egypt, developed the Arabic written language, and took control of the Mediterranean Sea within a century of their rise. Islam was the dominant faith along trade lines, which helped spread the growth of the religion and spread their map systems. The Isl...

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The idea that human systems are constrained by geography and that environment therefore dictates human history can be useful in understanding early development of human systems. However, this idea limits the ability to examine the role that human ingenuity plays in human history and also becomes les...

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