DAR AL-ISLAM TRADE

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS

• Paper was introduced from China
• They stressed the value of knowledge
• Lots of art and architecture

WHAT CITIES GREW?

• Baghdad - center of most main trading routes - advantage for trading Constantinople - one of the largest cities (globally) - center of one of the major trade routes

Dar al- Islam

HOW THEY GREW

• How they grew: The growth of agricultural production resulted in the quick increase of cities Almost every city had an important center for an industrial production
• The agricultural production flourished and growed due to the Dar al-Islam’s methods of crop rotation, irrigation, and fertilization
• They had special trading items.The trading route had easy access to the Mediterranean basin.

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WHY DID THE EMPIRE GROW SO FAST?

• They were tolerant of other religions
• They seized the oasis towns first, so they could conquer many places

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WHAT WAS TRADED?

• Ceramics and silks from China
• Spices from India and SE Asia
• Textiles and jewelry from the Byzantine Empire
• They would trade salt, steel, copper, and glass for gold and slaves from the west Africa

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