WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A crucial part of every Muslim city or town was the ____, which was a covered market.
A
mosque
B
bazaar
C
hajj
D
polis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The bazaar – a covered market, was important part of every Muslim city or town. There were many goods available from many different regions. Many rules to enforce the quality of the goods.

Detailed explanation-2: -Around the year 570 AD, Muhammad was born into a family of the ruling tribe of Makkah. Makkah, a caravan city in the western region of Arabia, grew around the Ka’abah (the House of God), a shrine of ancient origins built by Abraham and his son Ishmael.

Detailed explanation-3: -What made the three cities listed below important in the Muslim world? All were centers for Muslim learning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mecca, Arabic Makkah, ancient Bakkah, city, western Saudi Arabia, located in the Ṣirāt Mountains, inland from the Red Sea coast. It is the holiest of Muslim cities. Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was born in Mecca, and it is toward this religious centre that Muslims turn five times daily in prayer (see qiblah).

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