While the Sassanid and Byzantine empires were weakening each other, a new religious organization and political force was rising on the Arabian peninsula: Islam. There, towns were few. Arabia had been divided mainly among warlike nomadic tribes with camels, cattle and flocks of sheep.
when you try to understand all points of view of an issue, you are more informed about the issue as a whole, not just from your point of view. aka, unbiased
