DOMESTICATION OF CAMELS AND MUWEILAH Flashcards
what was the relation between wildcamel and human
what were wild camels initiallyused for
For about 10,000 years, people in the UAE area shared the land with large herds of wild camels
At first, people hunted the wild camels, The people used camel meat for food and they used camel hide to make clothes.
when was camel first dometicated in uae and how?
Researchers are not exactly sure when camels were first domesticated. However we know that domesticated camels were present in the UAE by 1000 BCE.
We do not know if these camels were domesticated in the UAE or were brought from other places in Arabia.
However, some of the earliest evidence for the presence of domesticated camels in the world is found in the UAE.
how did the domestic camel change lives of people in uae?
Once the domesticated camel appeared in the UAE area, lives changed forever. Most important, camels allowed people to travel long distances through the desert.The camel supplied much needed milk. Previously ,people consumed milk from cattle, sheep and goats. Camels, provided milk during long trips through the desert.
people were confined to living near oases.why
For thousands of years before the domesticated camel, people focused on living in the interior oases like Al Ain, in the mountains, or on the coast, like Umm an-Nar Island. They did not travel from place to place much because they could not travel through the hot, dry desert.However, with domesticated dromedary camel, people could travel through the desert.
what other changes(economically) did the domesticated camel bring about
Domestication of the camel permitted people to transport goods across the entire country in a manner that was previously not possible. This ability to travel long distances and transport good created a more connected economy and led to an expansion of towns and villages in the desert.
Why were domesticated dromedary camels usually smaller than wild dromedary camels?
Breeders domesticated smaller camels because they were easier to control.
what was the impact of falaj on lives of people
- provided greater water supply for crops
- allowed people to settle in one place
- allowed access to water during dry periods
what is muweilah? where is it located?
With the expansion of overland trade, new towns arose. One such town is now known by the name of Muweilah. Muweilah is located in modern day Sharjah, near Sharjah Airport.
what time was muweilah an active city?
Excavation here revealed a large settlement dating from about 1,000 to 700 BCE.
How did muweilah grow wealthy
Muweilah grew rapidly as trade between the coast and the desert increased. Initially, people lived in campsite. Later, mudbrick buildings were built.
Explain the attack on muweilah
After 900 BCE, the pople of the town dug a massive ditch and built walls for protection . Pherhaps they feared on attack, Their fear were well founded. About 200years later the town was attacked and burned to the ground.
Although most people seem to have escaped, some died as the walls of the town collapsed around them. Why it was attacked remains a mystery. It might have been an invasion by a foreign army or simply the result of conflict between two local towns. It is clear, however that Muweilah was very wealthy when it was destroyed.
What did archaeologist find at muewilah what does it imply
The destruction of Muweilah preserved many amazing artefacts for archaeologists to find thousands of years later. Included amongst the finds from Muweilah were some spectacular and unusual objects.
•One example is the lid of a large incense burner with a figurine of a bull. The incense burner was placed on the ground. As the incense burned, the smoke travelled through the holes and into the room.As the incense burners contain figurines of camels, showing how important this animal was to the inhabitants of Mkuweilah.
•The use of incense became increasingly common during the Iron Age and began a tradition that is still an important part of the UAE culture
How did domesticated camels help uae in terms of trade
Muweilah is just one example of the many desert villages and towns that grew after the camel was domesticated. Others have been discovered in the middle of the desert throughout the UAE and Oman.
•The people living in these places traded goods across the UAE and into the rest of Arabia. At this time people of the UAE began to trade with areas of Yemen and Oman for frankincense and other aromatics.
•Eventually, the overland camel borne trade extended across the Middle East, and cities such as Palmyra in Syria emerged along desert trade routes. This marked the beginning of a new stage in the history of the UAE.
