Blog #9

Although tribes have been an important concept to early Islamic and Arabic history, it had its down sides. It created separation physically and socially. Tribes started banding together and when Muhammad gained power, battles started. In early Islam, there were two civil wars, caused by rival tribes. The civilization was less unified since people basically lived in groups, not all together. This may have led to some of the assassinations of leaders and wars that occurred. It would have been smart for the political leaders of the time to try to find a way to replace the tribes and attempt to unify their empire.