There was a high demand for luxurious goods that were special to each region which caused a great increase in trade. This also occurred on the Trans-Saharan trade routes with gold. Religion also played a big factor in why trade was increasing in these two trade routes. Increases in technology helped trade become more efficient and faster. For example, the compass helped people trade along the Indian Ocean sea lanes.
Much like Buddhism that did for those along the Silk Road, conversion to Islam created a sense of community that among those involved thus helping to facilitate commercial many transactions. The Swahili civilization played an important role in the world of Indian Ocean commerce. They provided commercial A centers that would accumulate goods from the interior of sub-Saharan Africa and then would exchange them for products of the Indian Ocean trading network. They not only were A involved economically in this commerce. They also participated culturally in the larger Indian Ocean world.
The Empires of Ancient West Africa became wealthy and prosperous because of trade. They had bustling trade centers,like Timbuktu,Gao,Jenne-Jeno,kombi salah,and Niani according to Mr.Clifton. King Mansa Musa had an impact on trade every trader that stopped at amli were welcomed,fed,housed,and safe. King Mansa musa took a pilgrimage to Mecca and everyone he meet he gave them a gold nugget and he also expanded trade.
The Ottoman engaged in both international and national trade. Mehmed II made the Ottoman Empire the dominant power in the eastern Mediterranean when he captured Constantinople. Socially and economically merchants were celebrated and thought as upper class members of society. Without merchants the Ottoman Empire would not have prospered and gained as much power. Through trade and exploration merchants brought back important ideas and technology from the East and the West that helped the Empire prosper.
Not only did the Trans-Saharan trade routes bring commodities such as gold and salt but the Islamic religion as well. Before the Islam reached Sub-Saharan West Africa, Animism was the main religion of Sub-Saharan West Africa. Animism is the belief in numeral spiritual beings that are concerned with human affairs and that they are capable for either helping or harming human instincts. Additionally, kin played a crucial role in early Sub-Saharan societies since who you were related to directly influenced your role in your society. The Islamic empire conquered parts of North Africa which helped spread the influence and wealth of Islam.
The attitudes of Christianity and Islam towards merchants and trade are different from one another in the beginning stages, but as time progress each moderate their earlier views. In the beginning Christians found it unfit to be a rich merchant, while Islam’s judgment on trade was acceptable as long as they were honest and the trading was just. As time went by over a couple hundred years, the followers if each belief changed their views on trade, though it was acceptable, merchants were expected to trade geniuses. In the beginning Christians found it unfit to be a rich merchant, while Islam’s judgment on trade was acceptable as long as they were honest and the trading was just.
In addition, the holy city, Mecca was the main site for trade. According to the map, followed by Document C, ”Mecca, the holy city, had military campaigns and was in the middle of Arabia, near the coastlines.” Ultimately, Arabs transported goods to market places. Document A state 's,”Vast camel trains, bearing species, perfume, precious metals, ivory and silk, filed through the town, headed north on the way from Yemen … to the
The two religions relied heavily on trade routes to grow and expand. Christianity spread almost accidentally by word of mouth through the silk road, the largest trade route in Eurasia at the time. Traders and other travelers spread the word of Christianity through the silk road and all of Europe, subsequently. Meanwhile Islam spread through the Indian Ocean trade route, a trade route created thanks to the development of larger ships, which allowed for much faster trade and spread of ideas, such as Islam, on the sea’s rather than across land. If these trade routes had never been allowed to develop or flourish, it can only be assumed that both Islam and Christianity would have remained very isolated and that their spread would have remained very limited.
In civilization there are times where they prosper and grow to make many achievements or inventions. In Islam they actually preserved the Greek, Roman, and Indian cultures when they conquered them. The knowledge that came from the cultures, they expanded on it to help benefit their lives. When Islam captured this knowledge, they further expanded to create their own accomplishment. Many of these achievements they created are still used throughout today and not only in their own country but at a global scale as well.
Trade opened up routes and exchange that developed a complex and thriving society. Trade encouraged the expansion of land territories and foreign influences. Trade allowed adaptation of cross cultural religious practices and culture exposure. It was the crucial link that bonded diverse societies into one exchange route. A form of networking.
Islam spread quickly because of trade. Mecca, where Islam originated, is in the middle of many trade routes, causing them to interact with and spread their religion to others easily. This is shown by Document A, a map of trade routes in 570, created from various sources. Document A states, “By the middle of the sixth century... Mecca was...prosperous and important.
In the early 1500s, the Muslim merchants were known as some of the greatest traders in the world. They would sail to all parts of the world to distribute goods and compile a variety of different cultural customs. They also traveled to collect more desirable goods to sell to wealthy buyers for large profits (Doc. 2). Their very admirable reputation let them sell their products to wealthy people to then live rich lives and control all of the trade going on in and around Calicut. Long after the Portuguese acquired power, they were brought very poor quality product.
East and West Africa from 1000 to 1500 CE had profound differences in forms of government, with West Africa being kingdom based, and East Africa city-state based. The conversion of Eastern and Western African ruling elites compacted trading between themselves and Islamic traders from Mesopotamia, China, India, and as far away as Oceania. The relatively stable political environment from 1000-1500 CE in Sub-Saharan Africa attracted displaced peoples from the Abbasid empire in Northern Africa, with West Africa utilizing Trans-Saharan trade, and East Africa utilizing mariner trade routes. The East and West developed in clearly different ways, but paralleled each other in a way in which the political, social, and economic environments facilitated stable trade in the region, as well as a distinct blend between Islamic culture and African tradition.
First they had crossroads of profitable trade. They would trade perfumes, precious metals, incense, and silk filed through their town, headed North to coastal town. When they would trade overseas to the Arabian Peninsula, they traded spices, textiles, and spices from Asia. Mecca was rich due to travel connects to Europe, Asia and Africa. Trade became such a big thing in Islam, it was known as...
Muhammad was a leader who fought for the purpose of religion (Rangoonwala, Sy, & Epinoza, 2011). Even before Islam was emerged, the Greeks and Romans affected the whole area from Libya, Egypt, and India. Muhammad formed the basis of Islam, which is still present today (Shaker, 2012). Muhammad and his followers traveled the Middle East, spreading the new religion and the new way of life to gain more people following them. These men and women still continue to follow the Law of Islam based off the Quran.
