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Timeout!

• Draw a quick sketch of a mosque in your notes.

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Timeout Activity!

• Get into groups of ____
• Look at the map on the following slide.
• How would you get water from the river to the
  three towns?
• You cannot use any electricity!

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13 miles, flat
10 miles, uphill
½ mile, downhill
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Heres how they did it
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Water Wheel

• The power of the river
  turns the water wheel.
• Small buckets pick up water as they pass through
  the river.
• They dump their water into an aqueduct when they
  tip over.

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Math and Science
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• The Islamic Empire
  became a world center
  for learning.
• They studied medicine, space
  and invented algebra.
• People traveled from all over the world to study
  in Baghdad.

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Muslim Merchants

• The Islamic Empire was the center of the spice
  trade.
• If the Roman Empire and China wanted to trade,
  they had to go through Arabia first.
• This meant the Islamic Empire could control much
  of the trade.

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Barbarians! Scary!
Roman Empire
China
Islamic Empire
The Spice Trade
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• I need 3 volunteers!

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So what?

• Traders who came through Arabia often learned the
  Arabic language.
• Traders who became Muslim were more accepted by
  the Islamic Empire.
• Arab traders going to Rome and elsewhere spread
  Islam as they went.

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The Bazaar
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The Bazaar

• A bazaar is a
  
  large, open-air market
  where many things are
  sold. (like the Roman forum)
• The closest thing today would be a swap meet.
• Most towns would have one.

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Timeout!

• Answer this question
• Why would it be dangerous to cross Arabia alone?

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Desert Trade

• Traveling across the desert was very dangerous.
• Bandits and enemy tribes were a constant threat.
• Water was very hard to find.
• Wells were dug but were often not shared among
  tribes.

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Spreading Islam
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Spreading Islam

• Muhammads ideas were not accepted peacefully.
• He was kicked out of Mecca.
• While away he built an army.
• He returned to Mecca and fought for 3 years
  before conquering them and destroying their idols.