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Muslim Trade Routes
The spread of Islam created a vast trading empire that stretched from
West Africa to South East Asia
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The early trade routes stretched through the Roman Empire and across to China but travel was difficult.
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The spread of Islam unified the Middle East and North Africa allowing a better environment for trade
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Many more trade routes were added within the Muslim Empire and prosperity grew
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The Silk Road linked Constantinople to China and became a major network for trading goods and services along its route
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The emergence of better sailing ships allowed more goods to travel longer distances in a shorter time
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The seasonal monsoon winds allowed trade to spread to East Africa, India and South East Asia
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Spices were a main commodity carried by sailing ships from South East Asia back to the Middle East
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Major trading networks began between the Asian mainland and the outer islands
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A typical Middle Eastern bizarre sold many types of spices imported across these trade lanes
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Two common items traded were Cinnamon and Cloves
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Other items such as china and glassware appeared in market places across the Middle East and North Africa
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To assist in trading, Arab merchants began to use a “universal currency” that was not paper money or coins
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The Cowrie Shell (found only in the Maldives Islands) became the first global currency
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Muslim traders also crossed the Sahara Desert and began the Gold and Salt Trade
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Caravans travelled long distances and in West Africa trading was accompanied by the conversion of the people to Islam
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West African cities emerged in the old kingdoms of Ghana, Songhai and Mali.
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Slaves were a profitable commodity throughout the Arabic world
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The cultural exchange of trade and religion gave birth to new forms of art and architecture
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This is the Djenne Mosque in Mali
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Middle Eastern designs were soon adopted in many West African homes and other buildings
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The great West African king Mansa Musa converted to Islam and made his hajj to Mecca.
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When the European nations finally began to explore the Indian Ocean they were surprised to find that the Muslim
trade lanes were already fully developed