CHAPTER II

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THE RISE OF ISLAM.

Arabia--Mecca--Idolatry--Mohammed's Birth--Carlyle on Islamism --The Hegira--Battle of Beder--Mecca Captured--Death of Mohammed --Golden Era of the Saracens--Khaled at Damascus--City Captured-- Jerusalem Besieged--Capitulates--Persia Conquered--Egypt Won in a Day--Constantinople Besieged 44

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