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Trade, Growth of Cities, Muslim Society
Arabia’s CENTRAL LOCATION between trade routes makes it WEALTHY
• Why is Arabia’s location good for trade?
• What were some of the things people traded?
• Other than trade goods, what else might travel along these routes?
Map Questions: Trade
ECONOMICS--TRADEWhat kinds of things were traded across Arabia?
FROM ASIA• PORCELAIN• SPICES• SILK• GLASS• TEXTILES(CLOTH)• JEWELRY
FROM AFRICA• GOLD• IVORY• COPPER• SALT• IRON
• Trade goods,• Inventions,• Ideas/BELIEFS -ISLAM SPREAD BECAUSE OF TRADE (and wars)
ECONOMICS
• Arabia’s Location = Great for Trade– Arabia = part of Asian
continent
• Centrally located—Asia, Africa, Europe
• Transporting goods across Arabia makes Arabs WEALTHY
• Seaports (coastal cities) = Arabia received goods from distant lands
ECONOMICS
• Growth of cities • Towns began where there is water (near oases)– Cities and travel stops
• Suqs – Open air markets• Caravans (a large group of
traders traveling together across Asia or Africa) bring trade goods from other areas
• 600s AD – Merchants begin moving to market towns/oases to be near business
Growth of CitiesIdea/Word Definition/Meaning
Where were cities usually located?
•Along trade routes•Near water (OASIS)
People who lived in cities are…
•Sedentary people, “city-dwellers”•Merchants – made cities GROW!
Cities were… •Centers of trade•Cultural centers
Trade Cities • Mecca, Medina, Baghdad, (Cordoba in Al-Andalus)
Social Structure
• Social Structure– Before Muhammad • Arabian Peninsula =
many individual clans with diverse cultures; warfare is commonplace
• Clans– Families of people
related by blood or marriage
– Each clan is its own unit of government
Social Structure
• Social Structure– After
Muhammad/Spread of Islam
Caliph
Emir Emir Emir
Clan Leader Clan Leader Clan Leader Clan Leader Clan Leader Clan Leader
-The Muslim Empire reorganized Muslim society and made it more centralized. -Governed by Islamic law
Social Structure
• Social Structure– Non-Arab Muslims
– Women
– Jews/Christians
– Law
– All MUSLIM MEN are equal
– Women had marriage and property rights!
– “People of the Book” were tolerated
– Governed by Islamic Law (Qur’an/Sunnah)
Compare/Contrast Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Judaism Christianity IslamGods?Holy Book?Prophet?Afterlife
Jesus?
Ancestor
Review: Judaism & ChristianityJudaism Christianity Islam
Gods? Monotheism Monotheism MonotheismHoly Book?
Torah (Old Testament)
Bible (New Testament)
Qur’an
Prophet? Moses Jesus MuhammadAfterlife Resurrection
: 2nd comingHeaven, Hell, or Purgatory
Paradise or Hell
Jesus? Either a moral teacher or a false prophet
Son of God 2nd to last prophet (before Muhammad)
Ancestor Abraham Abraham Abraham