Chapter11 Flashcards
Where did the trade routes go through?
The Sahara desrt
What were the four empires?
Soninkes, Ghanians, Malinkes, Songhay
What did the Muslims bring?
Islam, use of currency, and Arabic
Oasis
a water hole found in the desert
Caravansary
inns for desert travelers
cartographer
a mapmaker
Who traded in the lands of Islam?
Muslims, Indians, Syrians, Persians, and Egyptians
When did trade occur in the lands of Islam?
700
Where the lands of Islam?
From Spain to Pakistan
How did they trade in the lands of Islam?
boats/rafts, roads, and camels
What was traded in the lands of Islam?
gold- from W.A; spices-from china; silk-from china
How this time different from before?
They used money such as dinars
What cultural ideas were exchanged?
literature told orally; mathematics from india; medicine; geography; astronomy/astrology
tell me about medicine and doctors
they had doctors to study in order to practice medicine and pharmacy, although many tribes/clans didn’t require this
tell me about muslim doctors
they were the 1st to discover that blood moves to and from the heart
tell about sweet medicine
muslim doctors were the first to mix sweet syrups to make people take it
tell me about astrology
many stars were discovered and still go by their Islamic names
tell me about the astrolabe
the astrolabe was fine tuned by the muslims as an aid to navigation
what was the astrolabe primarily used for
it was used to find the way to the Qibla
what is the Qibla
the direction to Mecca
what did travel really do for geography
it led itself to art of cartographer
where did arabic numbers come from
india
where were arabic numbers particularly from
hindu
who made this time end?
the mongols
