The Arabs , who are now to play their surprising part of history , are historically considered among the most important people of the Semitic race . The name ' Saracen ' , applied to them is of a doubtful origin , but seems to come from the two Arabic words meaning "Sons of the Desert" . They are divided into two distinct classes: town and tent dwellers . It is to the latter class that the term 'Bedouins' is properly applied .
Secured in their inaccessible deserts , the Arabs have never , as a nation , bowed their necks to any foreign conqueror , although parts of the Arabian Peninsula have been repeatedly subjugated by different invaders .
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