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The Arabian Peninsula had been inhabited by nomadic Arabs, know as Bedouins who herded she eps and camels in seasonal migrations. The people lived in fiercely independent clans and tribes which engaged in bitter blood feuds with one another. They recognized a variety of gods, ancestors, and nature spirits; valued personal bravery, group loyalty and hospitality and greatly treasured their highly expressive oral poetry. There was more to arabia than camel herding nomads. It scattered the highlands of yemen and the mountains, communities and northern and southern regions of arabia. Arabia also had important trade routes that connected the Indian ocean world with Mediterranean sea.