The Arabs had conquered vast areas of land. Syria, Iraq (Persia), Egypt, China, India in fact a lot of the middle east had been conquered by the Arabs by the time * Muhammad died. But how did the Arabs become so successful? What made them what they were? What actually made the Arabs so successful?
In a source, a modern historian quotes that the Arabs made good use of their experience of desert warfare. 'They were mounted on camels-their opponent on horses. After attack they could therefore retreat back into the safety of the desert.' There are many reasons the Arabs could have used the camel instead of the normal horse. Camels were a great help to the Arabs. If the army was stranded without food the camel milk could have been drunk and put in skin bags to make cheese. If they were out of tents the camel hide was a good shelter and the camel hide would also protect them against sand storms and the camel would go without food and water for a while.
In a source, a modern historian quotes that the Arabs made good use of their experience of desert warfare. 'They were mounted on camels-their opponent on horses. After attack they could therefore retreat back into the safety of the desert.' There are many reasons the Arabs could have used the camel instead of the normal horse. Camels were a great help to the Arabs. If the army was stranded without food the camel milk could have been drunk and put in skin bags to make cheese. If they were out of tents the camel hide was a good shelter and the camel hide would also protect them against sand storms and the camel would go without food and water for a while.