Arab traders brought many goods to Europe, including:

• Spices: Arab merchants transported Indian spices like ginger, cardamom, and pepper to Europe. 
• Textiles: Arab merchants transported fine textiles to Roman markets. 
• Frankincense and myrrh: These fragrances were highly prized in antiquity and could only be obtained from trees in southern Arabia, Ethiopia, and Somalia. 
• Soaps and perfumes: Arab traders were excellent soap makers and traded soaps and perfumes. 
• Persian rugs and carpets: These were common trade goods. 
• Lemons, olives, and olive oil: These were traded by Arabs. 
• Medicine: Arabs traded medicine. 
• Cotton: Arabs brought cotton to European markets from Egypt. 
• Peach, apricot, and loquat trees: Arab soldiers transplanted these trees in southern Europe. 
• Olive trees: Arabs encouraged the growth of olive trees in the sandy soil of Greece, Spain, and Sicily. 

Arab traders also controlled the Incense Route, a trade route that ran along the western edge of Arabia’s central desert. Cities along the trade routes grew rich and became cultural and artistic centers