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Geography and Trade on the Arabian Peninsula

History Alive! Chapter 7. Geography and Trade on the Arabian Peninsula. Vocabulary Review. Arab Arabian Peninsula Islam Muhammad Caravan. Trade and the Arabian Peninsula.

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Geography and Trade on the Arabian Peninsula

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  1. History Alive! Chapter 7 Geography and Trade on the Arabian Peninsula

  2. Vocabulary Review • Arab • Arabian Peninsula • Islam • Muhammad • Caravan

  3. Trade and the Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula was located at the very heart of trade between China, India, Persia, Europe, and Africa. As a result, Arabians became the “middlemen” of medieval trade.

  4. Trade by land: caravans Arabs used camels to carry their goods across the deserts on the Arabian Peninsula. Camels could go for days without drinking water and could survive the difficult journey. "Isle of Graia Gulf of Akabah Arabia Petraea“ by Louis Haghe

  5. The impact of trade on Arabia • Knowledge • Ideas • Technology • Goods

  6. Goods • Silks (China) • Jewels, cotton, spices, (India) • Ivory, gold (Africa) • Glass, gold (Rome)

  7. The End

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