Islam

New Cultures

• Trade routes introduced new cultures to the islamic people.
• People of other religions were coming into the area for economic reasons.
• Tolerance was developed through this.

Profitable Economy

• Trading allowed their economy to become very profitable.
• New, needed items were brought in through trade.
• You had more variety within the economy and market.

New Goods

• Culture was introduced to new goods.
• Spices and silk were brought in.
• Places like China, India, and Africa were the main traders.

Spreading of Islam

• Not only did new religions come into the Islam region.
• The Islam religion spread to several places.
• Islam was spread to Africa a lot.

Greater Profits

• Trading allowed for people to make more profit off of their goods.
• Things from other areas were in higher demand,  higher profits came with.

More Crime

• Trading also generated more crime within islam’s social structure.
• Poor villagers would raid trade caravans in order to gain a profit.