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Muslim kingdom that took up most of the Iberian peninsula from 711 CE to the start of the 11th century.

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China became a center for trade goods and an interaction of cultures.

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Spain was 75% Islamic by 1000 and their culture and arts were largely influenced by Islamic ideas.

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Most livestock during 11th century consisted of sheep, goat, buffalo, and camels.

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Islam was spread through trade. Sufi Missionaries helped spread Islam by making the transition easier.

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Islam was spread through trade. Sufi Missionaries helped spread Islam by making the transition easier.

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Muhammad was the founder of Islam and the proclaimer of the Qurʾān, Islam's sacred scripture. He spent his entire life in what is now the country of Saudi Arabia, from his birth about 570 CE in Mecca to his death in 632 in Medina.

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Initially women started with many rights such as being able to inmate divorce, inherit property, and publicly pray. These rights were taken away as the
empire grew.

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Muslim Kingdom in North India from 13th to 16th century. Society was divided into four groups (nobles, priests, townspeople, and peasants)

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Followers of islam aim to live a life of complete submission to Allah.

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The spread of Hinduism, Buddhism and maritime trade between China and Southeast Asia created the foundation of Southeast Asias major empires.

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The Mameluke Empire was established in Egypt.

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Islam women at the time of Muhammad had more rights than other women at the time though as the Empire grew over time, women began to loose rights & freedom. - Kiani Ortiz

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Isalm spread very  quickly originating in the Arabian Peninsula and spread to North Africa, Middle East, India, Spain and South Eastern Europe. The term Dar al Islam is related to this which means  the geographic extent of Islamic influence at it height from West Africa, Spain, South East Asia.

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Islam invaded Spain and used it to spread mathematical, medical, and religious ideas to Europe.

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Islam was founded in Mecca by Mohammed.

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During the time of Muhammad women had more rights than other civilizations, such as could pray with men and own property, but as time went on and the population increased women's rights were slowly taken away.

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Muhammad escaped from Mecca & created the first Umma, in Medina.

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The Mamluks developed their architecture and it became one of their advancements. They went on to build monuments in Cairo, some of which stand to this day.

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Mohammad was born during the Post Classical Era and was a merchant. One day he received visions said to be straight from God. He spread his teachings and is known as the seal Prophet  aka the last prophet of God. After he died, Muslims split into two groups, Sunni and Shite because they believed that the successor should be a different person.

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The Seljuk empire was gaining power by expanding to Mesopotamia,Syria, Palestine, and most Iran.

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Islamic Empire spread through trading routes such as the Silk Road. Muslim merchants spread Islamic beliefs throughout North Africa and Southern Europe. Muslim merchants followed the Islamic faith and spread their teachings while on the trade routes.

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Muhammad Ibn Abdullah (570-632 c.e) was born an orphan in Mecca. He was told by Gabriel, he must unite his people under Allah, and was considered the “seal of profits” along with the final profit.

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Islam spread all across the middle east thanks to trade

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Seljuk empire blocked travel to the holy lands until the crusaders came to reclaim the land and open it for travel again.

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Mamluk Sultanate ruled Egypt and Syria from 1250 to 1517. Two different periods, Bahri (1250-1382) and Burji (1382-1517). -Sontene

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Islam spread to Turkey, which lead to the growth and expansion of Islamic Empires.
-Bodhi

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Five short-lived Muslim kingdoms of Turkic origin ruled from 1206 to 1526 CE and were called the Delhi Sultanate. Citizens were primarily Muslim and Hindu, though Hindus had to pay a special tax to freely practice their religion. The social structure was the same as the Hindu society, though with a Sultan on “top”.

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Islamic empires develop and expand. Citizens of India convert which helps in the expansion of the religion in the country. The act of not paying taxes helped persuade and drive these conversions.

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The founding of Islam in the 7th century. The youngest of the major world regions. Started in Mecca in modern day Saudi Arabia.

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The Rise of the Kingdom of Mali was a caused of the Trans-Saharan Trade and it flourished because of the Trans-Saharan Trade. The kingdom of Mali profited and traded gold so, it became a wealthy and flourishing kingdom.

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Timbuktu was the world’s center of Islamic learning and culture, it was a key trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route.

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Malacca became very wealthy because of the trade routes around the area. They became so wealthy that they expanded.

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The Trans-Saharan trade requires travel across the Sahara between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa. This trade route made cities in Africa become much bigger and richer. For example, Mali grew and became the richest city. Trade made money grow along with taxes placed on trade items from people coming into Africa to trade.

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In the post classical world from 600-1450 China’s empire was increasingly becoming more powerful as a result of trade.
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The Building of junks for more trades and bigger cargo by the Chinese. They could hold up to 140 sailors and have hundreds of passengers. This helped the trading between China and other traders by giving more people the opportunity to trade their goods.

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The Silk Road was a trading route that had routes in Eurasia, Western Europe, and the Middle East. The Silk Road created advances in technology, increased political stability and caused an increase in trade. The opening of more trade routes caused travelers to exchange many things: animals, spices, ideas, and culture.

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The fall of the Ghanaian Empire after the attack of Mali. A big reason for the fall was because the empire was unable to recover from the many continuous wars and attacks they had. The after affects were that trade declined after the gold mining decreased and this produced less income. People started to migrate away because of the wars and droughts that also occurred. All of these causes resulted in the decrease of population and fall of the empire.

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the fall of the Han dynasty, which opened the door for buddhism to spread into china

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this was a place to transfer goods such as sugar and wheat. They used large boats to transfer everything that needed to be and traded with Europe.

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At this time the Song Dynasty was in power. During the time when the Song Dynasty was in control, their technology was more advanced such as their agricultural and tech such as gunpowder and the compass.

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Traded grains crops, yams, and Kola nuts (Southwest Africa) The rise of kingdom of Mali (Western Africa) Marin Marcillac

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Shakarpur Rd, Shakarpur, Khambhat, Gujarat 388640, India

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This is where Cambay was located. Cambay rose because of the Indian ocean trade.

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This is where Cambay was located. Cambay rose because of the Indian ocean trade.

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Mahayana Buddhism was adopted here. Mahayana Buddhism spread to many east asian countries through the Silk Road, but was especially strong in Tibet. It is the dominant religion in Tibet.

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Indian Ocean trade transported Wheat, sugar, and rice. More luxury items included Porcelain and Ivory. One of the very useful innovations that went through the trade was the compass. The compass allowed Europeans to conquer the americas and helped sailors get around.

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In the Latin West/Feudal Europe, Roman Catholicism spread after the fall of Rome, which created a social hierarchy. There was a pope, bishops, priests, and monasteries that gave a structure to the decentralized states.

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New inventions were made for sailing on the Indian Ocean Trade routes such as triangular lateen sails and the stern rudder. This allowed more trade to happen more efficiently.

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Mali became the most powerful Empire in West Africa. This was due to the tax on trade in and out of the empire. -Sontene

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improved transportation Technology and commercial practices. Like Camel caravans

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In the post classical world from 600-1450 China’s empire was increasingly becoming more powerful as a result of trade.

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seafare advancements such as the junk - kiani ortiz

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Mali profited from gold trade but also became even more prosperous than Ghana due to farmers. Mali taking over caused commerce to expand drastically in Trans-Saharan trade. Islam was used for power as Mali was one of the most powerful cities at the time. For more than 700 years trans-saharan trade brought considerable wealth to Mali.

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The silk road was happening here. The silk road refers to the land routes connecting East Asia and Southeast Asia with South Asia, Persia, the Arabian Penisula and East Africa and Europe.

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Lots of the Indian Ocean trade occurred at "the bottom" of India. Lots of new advancements in sailing, including better and stronger boats and sails. Muslim merchants earned some good money and built ships. Muslims also learned how to read the monsoons and tell which way the winds were moving at a certain time fo year.  They also used compasses to help them navigate the land and the seas.
The Islamic religion played a huge part in this area and was a huge religion. They believed in one god named Allah, which meant that they were a monotheistic religion. Some traveled to Mecca.

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Confucianism allowed for the growth of The Song Dynasty in China by improving government and economics.
-Bodhi

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Trans Saharan Trade was happening here. They were mainly using camels as transportation and they traveled in caravans.

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In the post classical world from 600-1450 China’s empire was increasingly becoming more powerful as a result of trade.

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There was trade happening through the silk road, paper money was being invented which created a money economy, and Buddhism was spreading in China. This was important because paper money would then move to other places, by the Silk Road, and become the main way money is made all over the world.

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Islam and other foreign cultures began to spread to Africa through the Trans Saharan trade routes.
-Bodhi

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The Silk Road expanded from China throughout Eurasia and the Middle East.

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The building of junks

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Islamic and Hindu Kingdoms were coming into power. Trade was flourishing along the Indian Ocean Trade Route and new technologies and systems were invented (sailing technology, Monsoon system). Islam spread via Turkic invaders and Hinduism experienced resurgence.

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Gunpowder was developed

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China was the center of the world during the post classical era and they were able to become a trade empire due to the trading networks(The Silk Road) which connected China to Africa and Europe. Buddhism was also brought to China along these trade routes.

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Through the spread of trade, the bubonic Plague decimated the European population, killing about 25 million europeans.

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The Han dynasty started to collapse and they started to let people be Buddhist in china

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Feudalism, the kings would rule over the lords who owned the land, and the lords ruled over the peasants who would work the land.
Feudalism is important because it is the system used in the middle ages of Europe and led to Europe becoming more powerful