It would be that "d. Muhammad was engaged in long-distance trade where he came into contact with monotheists" that likely would have influenced his acceptance of monotheism, since this allowed for him to gain new and challenging points of view.
That is because the Spaniards controlled the seas.
1. The temples were meant to serve as homes for the gods and/or goddesses.
2. Philosophy: the study of fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
3. He had young men with active minds discuss and debate problems he or they posed. He encouraged thought rather than tried to impose his own views.
4. They held them to honor the gods.
5. Running, jumping, discus throw, boxing, pankration, horse racing, and chariot racing.
The cognitive revolution was an intellectual movement that began in the 1950s as an interdisciplinary study of the mind and its processes. It later became known collectively as cognitive science. ... A key goal of early cognitive psychology was to apply the scientific method to the study of human cognition.