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Islam and Slavery

Islam and Slavery. By: Larissa Reed. Islam. Muhammad was born in Quaraysh in 571 Born into proverty Gets into Caribbean trade Marries Quadisha Mecca is the holy city Ka’bba site of God Writes the Koran after meeting with Gabriel. Islamic Slave Trade. Located on the East Africa

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Islam and Slavery

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  1. Islam and Slavery By: Larissa Reed

  2. Islam • Muhammad was born in Quaraysh in 571 • Born into proverty • Gets into Caribbean trade • Marries Quadisha • Mecca is the holy city • Ka’bba site of God • Writes the Koran after meeting with Gabriel

  3. Islamic Slave Trade • Located on the East Africa • lasted for over 1,000 years • Started in 17th Century • draw local accessible goods • grass roots movement • Victories increased trade routes

  4. Crone • believes Muhammad was accepted based on political issues • Questions if Mecca is Mecca • Commercial fares show where they came from • But, Mecca is not shown

  5. Economics • Arabia- center of wealth • military defeats to the west • inherit gold to the east • Looters claimed 20% of loot • Rest went to the government

  6. Technology • Gained technology from Sussainates • Coins: Dirhem (silver) and Dinar (gold) • Along the Amber Route, dinar and dirhem were found

  7. Differences • Islamic slave trade based on status rather than labor • Slaves and Concubines were abundant • Slaves could move up in social hierarchy

  8. Growth due to trade • Harun al- Rahed had a public domain worth over a billion people during his ruling • 762: Couple hundred people lived in Baghdad • 800: Grew to 2 million inhabitants • 1300: Italian city-states had 100,000 people during the Renaissance

  9. Cairo • Cairo was created in 970 • Founded by Fatamid • wealthiest country under religious tolerance • Sects: Sunni and Sh’ita • Sects were accepted • Both sects were taxed

  10. Revolts • Mahdi Revolt 1800’s • led by purist to go back to core religion • Revolt of the Naked • led by the Zotts and Djatts • Copic workers lead a revolt in Egypt • Revolts were crushed by Ottomans (muslims)

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