Ms. Nicoll 7th Grade History 2017
 
Name: Ari Percer 

Date: 10-3-17  Grade: 7th Grade History 

 

Grade 7. Unit 1. Lesson 5. 

Writing about Islamic Trade  
Prompt:​ ​Describe the growth of trade throughout 
the Islamic World during the Middle Ages. 
Directions:​ ​Use the time frame of 600 CE to 1200 CE. Answer all parts of each 
category. Write 3-4 fully developed sentences per box. Due at the end of class. 
One of the first Islamic caliphates grew to power in the 700s. 
Describe the growth  Islam 9as a religion and ruling empire) spread into West 
of Islamic cities in  Asia, North Africa, and around Mediterranean Europe. 
Asia, Africa, and  Existing cities, like Mecca became trading centers. Others 
Europe. (​LINK​)  cities, like Baghdad, grew larger as Islamic influence grew in 
the region. 

Describe the  Most Muslim trade routes went throughout most of Europe, 
establishment of 
Northern Africa, and Asia. These trade routes were by sea 
trade routes in the 
and over land (long stretch). Mecca, Medina, Constantinople, 
Islamic World (Asia, 
Africa, and Europe). 
Baghdad, Morocco, Cairo, and Cordoba where all major trade 
(​LINK​)  cities. One of their trade routes was the famous Silk Road.

Describe at least three  People typically transfer raw materials, foodstuffs, and 
products that traveled  luxury goods to areas where others we’re short in supply. A 
along these routes  few areas had monopoly for certain materials/goods. One 
like spices, crops,  example of this is China. They sold West Asia and 
textiles, etc. (​LINK​)  Mediterranean silk, while spices were from South Asia. 

Describe three new  One new invention of the era was silk and it was brought 
inventions that  into the Islamic world from Asia and China. 
traveled along these   
routes like silk,  Another invention was spices and it was traded from India. 
gunpowder, paper,   
etc. (​LINK​ or ​LINK​)  Lastly, amber was bought from Europe. 
  
 
 
Ms. Nicoll 7th Grade History 2017

Describe the role of  The role of a merchant is trading. They would walk and drive 
merchants in Arab  around trading to people they saw. When walking down the 
society. (​LINK​)  Silk Road you can often see a merchant. 

Extra Activity​ (below)

The design in this picture is called "arabesque." 
Arabesque is patterns of leaves and flowers. Arabesque 
Describe one Islamic art  were common in wooden carvings, stone reliefs, and in 
piece from this era, 600  decorated books. Aritis also used “tessellation" 
CE to 1200 CE. (​LINK​)  (geometric patterns) and "calligraphy" (special type of 
writing) in their designs.  
 

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The caliphs built large palaces. Most of the time these 

Describe one famous  palaces served as a home and as a fortress. For protection 
Islamic architecture  most palaces had towers and tall walls. My picture is of a 
building for this era, 600  famous palace called Alhambra (in Spain). Originally 
CE to 1200 CE. (​LINK​)  Alhambra was a small fortress built in 889 CE, but in the 
1300s it was turned into a palace. 
 
 
 
Ms. Nicoll 7th Grade History 2017

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