HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Using government issued coins instead of bartering
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Laws that non-Muslims couldn’t trade in certain cities
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The language of Arabic being the used by most traders
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Muslim culture supported merchants for the wealth they brought and their business skills
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Detailed explanation-1: -Islamic merchants dealt in a wide variety of trade goods including sugar, salt, textiles, spices, slaves, gold, and horses. The expanse of the Islamic Empire allowed merchants to trade goods all the way from China to Europe. Many merchants became quite wealthy and powerful.
Detailed explanation-2: -Islam spread through military conquest, trade, pilgrimage, and missionaries. Arab Muslim forces conquered vast territories and built imperial structures over time.
Detailed explanation-3: -The greatest, the Ottoman Empire, reached its peak in the 17th century; to the east the Safavids ruled in Persia and Afghanistan, and the Mughals ruled much of India . Together the three empires possessed great military and political power; they also produced an artistic and cultural renaissance within Islam.
Detailed explanation-4: -How did Muslim rulers give their merchants an advantage? Muslim rulers also made trade easier by providing merchants with coins for buying and selling goods.
Detailed explanation-5: -Describe three business practices introduced by Muslim traders. They created partnerships, bought and sold on credit, and invented bank checks. Why did many Hindus convert to Islam during the Delhi sultanate?