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- 2011
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until the late 1800s,
the era of great
exploration by Europeans.
Explorers knew about the
spectacular rock city of Petra.
But the other main Nabataean
city remained a secret.
Arabia, at the time, was hidden
behind a veil of mystery,
off-limits to foreign travelers.
And the Arabian deserts were deadly,
sweltering hot and without water.
Nearly impenetrable.
Huge storms of dust and sand
could last for several days
and swallow travelers
without a trace.
But finally, explorers found the
abandoned city of Madain Saleh.
Here, 130 elaborate tombs were carved by
the Nabataeans into tall sandstone cliffs.
But how did these isolated nomads
become master stonemasons?
archeologists found at the site,
we know that the Nabataeans
had frequent contact
with some of the best
architects in the world,
the Greeks and the Romans.
The work of these early
archeologists was not easy.
Centuries of decay
pervaded the tombs.
Inside this tomb, notches were
carved right into the rock walls.
Each one is a coffin.
The Nabataeans helped develop the script
that became the modern Arabic alphabet.
Frankincense made this one of
the richest kingdoms on Earth.
But when the Romans adopted Christianity
and worshipped only one god,
they no longer needed
temples for 12 gods.
The demand for
frankincense collapsed.
And so did the Golden Age
of the Nabataeans.
Dr. al-Talhi told me
that after centuries of decline,
Arabia was about to be reawakened
by something powerful,
the divine revelations
of Prophet Mohammed,
with a thirst for knowledge.
Mohammed was born in Makkah
around the year 570,
but he lived much of his life
here in the city of Madinah.
The Prophet's mosque
in Madinah is huge.
Yet you can almost feel
his presence here.
The Quran, our Holy Book,
contains God's revelations to
the Prophet Mohammed in Arabic.
Just like Christians and Jews,
Muslims believe in one god,
the god of Abraham.
And we also revere the biblical
prophets, Abraham, Moses and Jesus.
to read and gather knowledge.
This simple instruction
to understand the world
had a huge impact and led
The tribes were unified
Once they stopped fighting each
other, they became a potent force.
They conquered more territory
than the Romans
in about half the time.
While much of Europe lapsed
into its dark age,
lslamic scholars translated the works
of the ancient Greeks and Hindus.
The first seed of the Golden
Age was sown on Arabian soil.
Soon, the new thinking spread
from Persia to Spain,
eventually reaching
lndia and lndonesia.
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