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The Growth of Cities and Trade

The Growth of Cities and Trade

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7th Grade

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Isra Daineh

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​Muslim cities

​During the Abbasid Dynasty the caliphate was at its height.

  • central government

  • single language

  • united empire ​

​Fueled economic expansion & urban growth

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​Urban centers

Urban: having to do with cities ​

​Other important muslim cities

Cordoba, Spain

Cairo, Egypt

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​urban economy

​Islamic cities grew rapidly due to the strong economic foundations they held.

read pg 103

textiles: woven goods

imported from Egypt and Persia

steal swords from Damascus

and leather goods from Cordoba

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​The role of merchants

​traders and merchants were highly respected.

Social Mobility: ability to rise in society

Souk: marketplace

where merchants bought and sold goods from around the empire

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Open Ended

what was the economic foundation of Islamic cities?

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​Trade and trade routes

​The Islamic world was found between the Med. Sea and the Indian Ocean

  • ideal trade route as it connected Europe, Africa, and Asia

​Arab dhows (small sailing ships) sailed from South Africa to east India

by land merchants traveled on camel caravans

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​the silk road

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​the most famous overland route

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​Muslims and Banking

​improved trade

Muslim bankers would issue letters of credit that could be used ANYWHERE IN THE EMPIRE

a letter of credit: is a written record issued by one bank that allows a person to take money out of another bank

imagine you were a merchant in these times, what may have been a benefit of using a letter of credit?

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​effects of trade

​goods flowed into the Islamic cities from three continents:

Asia :

  • China: silk, paper, and dishes

  • India: spices, coconuts, gems, and woods

​Africa

  • gold & salt

​Europe:

  • Amber and furs ​

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​Muslim cities

​During the Abbasid Dynasty the caliphate was at its height.

  • central government

  • single language

  • united empire ​

​Fueled economic expansion & urban growth

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