Importance of Arabian Penninsulas

 The influence came form the more powerful with the rise of Islam.   Islam spread rapidly through-out the Middle East, North East, & parts of Europe.  Cities like, Cordoba of Spain, Cairo of Egypt, & Baghdad in Irag (of today) became the most important centers of the Islamic world.

Good things like, knowledge, ideas, technology & goods flowed through the Arab lands.  Bringing the knoweldge of paper making to Europe form China, later it became one of the most influential religions in the world.