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.”
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“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.”