Question

1.Which of the following best describes the city of Mecca at the time of Muhammad's birth?

A; it was an ancient city on the mediterranean sea
B; it housed the ka'bah
C; it was an important caravan city located along the trade routes
D; the city was originally called Yathrib
PLEASE HELPPP

Answer 1

D the city was originally called yathrib

Answer 2

B: it was housed to ka'bah and C: it was an important caravan city located along trade routes

Explanation: Around the time of Muhammad's birth, Makkah was a prosperous desert trading city on the Arabian Peninsula where many merchants had become wealthy. Makkah was also a religious center, and pil- grims from all over Arabia came to worship at the Ka'bah.