They were ranchers, they mostly raised cattle
The very first society that observed monotheism would be the Jewish society. Their monotheistic religion dates 3500 years old.
Generally speaking, "C: the rediscovery of Greco-roman culture" was not a motivation for European exploration in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, since the main goal was to enrich empires.
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In every meaningful way, the Byzantine Empire and the Islamic Empire were fundamentally different. On the most surface level, there is the obvious distinction between the dominant religions of the two groups. The Byzantines were Christian and the Islamic empires, whether the Umayyads, Abbasids, or Ottomans, were of course Muslim. Conflicts over land rights and other issues kept the two groups in opposition for many years. However, despite the conflicts, Byzantine and Islamic empires not only had similar cultural moments but also were viewed in similar ways by the people of Western Europe, who saw them both as outsiders.
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