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Ms. Nicoll 7th Grade History 2017
 
Name: Malia M. 

Date: 10/3/17  Grade: 7.1 


 

Grade 7. Unit 1. Lesson 5. 


Writing about Islamic Trade  
Prompt:​ ​Describe the growth of trade throughout 
the Islamic World during the Middle Ages. 
Directions:​ ​Use the time frame of 600 CE to 1200 CE. Answer all parts of each 
category. Write 3-4 fully developed sentences per box. Due at the end of class. 
Example: “One of the first Islamic caliphates grew to
Describe the growth  power in the 700’s. Islam(as a religion and ruling
of Islamic cities in  empire)spread into West Asia, North Africa, and around
Asia, Africa, and  Mediterranean Europe. Existing cities, like Mecca became
Europe. (​LINK​)  trading centers. Other cities, like Baghdad grew larger as
Islamic influence grew in the religion.”

Describe the  “Muslim trade routes extended throughout much of Europe,


establishment of  Northern Africa, and Asia (including China and India). These
trade routes in the  trade routes were both by sea and over long stretches of
Islamic World (Asia,  land (including the famous Silk Road). In the case where a
Africa, and Europe).  trade route was over land, merchants travelled in large
(​LINK​)  groups called caravans.”

“Some areas had a monopoly on certain materials or


Describe at least three 
goods. China, for example, supplied West Asia and the
products that traveled 
Mediterranean world with silk, while spices were
along these routes 
like spices, crops, 
obtained principally from South Asia. These goods were
textiles, etc. (​LINK​)  transported over vast distances— either by pack animals
overland or by seagoing ships.”

Describe three new  “Other contributions included technological and scientific


inventions that 
innovations via the Silk Road, including Chinese inventions
traveled along these 
such as paper and gunpowder.” Another invention is the
routes like silk, 
gunpowder, paper, 
“suction pump.” Lastly, an invention is “surgical
etc. (​LINK​ or ​LINK​)  instruments.”
 
 
 
Ms. Nicoll 7th Grade History 2017

“Arab merchants were ready to supply them. Arab


Describe the role of  merchants created new financial institutions and
merchants in Arab  instruments for themselves that had not been available in
society. (​LINK​)  earlier times. Islamic merchants would trade with capital
borrowed from investors.”

Extra Activity​ (below)


“They incorporated the same arabesque and geometric
patterns used in other forms of Islamic art. Carvings were
Describe one Islamic art 
often made using wood, but could also be made from
piece from this era, 600 
CE to 1200 CE. (​LINK​) 
ivory, stone, or plaster. They were used to decorate
important buildings, like mosques, including the ceiling,
doors, and wall panels.”

Show it’s picture in this


box to the right. ​⇨ 

“​Minaret​ - A tall and thin tower used to call Muslims to


Describe one famous 
prayer. ​Domes​ - Domes were commonly used in large
Islamic architecture 
building for this era, 600 
mosques and palaces. ​Mosques ​- The most important
CE to 1200 CE. (​LINK​)  building in the Islamic Empire was the mosque. This is
where Muslims go to worship and pray.”
 
 
 
Ms. Nicoll 7th Grade History 2017

Show it’s picture in this


box to the right. ​⇨

 
 

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