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Cairo is known for its very Islamic and holy architecture. The city contains the famous Giza Pyramids Complex and the worlds oldest and biggest statue the Sphinx. Islam initially spread to Cairo when the Islamic Caliphate conquered the area from the Christian Byzantine Empire.

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Cairo mainly exported gold, and papyrus a material similar to thick paper. They also had lots of specialized goods usually religious. An example is the golden carved leader that was created in the image.

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According to Ibn Buttata’s findings he talks about how Cairo has a large number of religious establishments that they called kanqahs in Egypt. They had a rich culture and it was shown through their detailed architecture. The top of Cairo’s social class was the “scholars and pious believers.”

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Leaders in Mali were Muslims and practiced their beliefs when possible and a portion of taxes was spent on building religious buildings like mosques. People believed in one god and lived the way he and his prophets commanded.

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The geographical placement of Gao allowed for good access of gold silver, and slaves. These were commonly traded goods along the trans Saharan trade routes.

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Timbuktu was known for slat, gold, and books. They had an extensive library and naturally occurring salt that people sought to trade for.

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Timbuktu was a large Islamic learning center that highly valued education. They focused on spiritual and educational learning and growth.

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Jade and silk were popularly traded commodities in Peking/camuluc at his time. Jade had been used for decades before trading started and silk had started to rise in popularity.

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The primary religion was Buddhism so people followed the eight fold path and other buddhist practices. Education was a popular concept that many strived to get.

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Durning Marco polos time, Beijing was called the Chinese city of peking and he called it Cambuluc. The palace was built to show wealth and care for luxurious and impressive architecture. Marco Polo described it as “the greatest palace there ever was”.

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Most of the people of Quilon were committed to Hinduism although the spread Islam had some people convert due to the idea of more freedom than the caste system of Hinduism. The Quilon people were also known for the unique dances and music.

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The city of quilon was known for its cashews and ivory. It was in fact known as the Cashew Capital of the World. Quilon, India was a major part of Sino Islamic trade across the coast.

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Although it has been multi-religious for a long time the people of Calicut mostly practice the Hindu religion followed by Islam. As a famous spice trading center Calicut has a very rich cuisine. It is also on the port of southern India making trade very accessible and convenient for ships and travelers.

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The city of Calicut was very known for its exports of spices and sugar. While any goods from the east and west traveled through the prospering city it mainly exported those luxury goods in the Indian Ocean Trade.

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In the Indian Ocean trade Malacca was known for its role in the rapid spread of Islam. Through trading ports people from the Arab empires would come and Sunni Islam was introduced. This would later affect the leaders and land use of Melacca.

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Indian Ocean: Considering its success in trading Malacca mainly exported spices, teas, and gold. They distributed large amounts across far distances with developing travel and usage of animals.

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As a major part of the Indian Ocean Trade Malacca was a primary place where goods were stored, traded, and distributed. According to Zheng He whenever “treasure ships from China” they would make stockades and line up police with bells to keep everything in checks and under their control. This shows how important Malacca was a a trading point due to its geographic proximity to both the Indian Ocean and South China Sea.

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Many of the traditional Chinese items were traded here. The most common were ceramics, dye, and embroidered items.

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Danhuang has a combination of buddhist and Indian culture. They had architectural hilt into the sides of caves.

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Many different silks and textiles were exported from Baghdad. They traded with China for porcelain but they were very rich in their cloth materials and designs.

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A variety of food was traded in Samarkand. The most popular traded good was cotton

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This picture shows the prosperity of the center of the Muslim world, Baghdad. Beautiful mosques of expensive materials were built such as this one for the Islamic culture of the Turks and Arabs. This shows the rapid cultural and religious growth of the city due to its closeness to the Silk Road.

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They were primarily zoroastrian or Christian. They made foods that were traditionally made from carrots, rice and meat.