According to the traditional Islamic view, the Qur'an (Koran) began with revelations to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel in 610. The history of the Qur'an began when its verses were revealed to the Muhammad. The rise of Islam began around the time Muslims took flight in the Hijra, moving to Medina.
Caravans were used for a. building the pyramids. c. invading other countries. b. overland trade. d. worshipping the sun. Caravans were used for overland trade.
When discussing the advent of camels in Virginia City, Nevada, in the 1800s in the misguided hope that they could be used to transport salt and other goods in the Nevada desert, he fails to point out that it was the Chinese who used camels to transport goods along the Silk Road beginning in the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220).