ship of the Arabian sea. They all have a hull construction. The hulls consist of planks that were sewn together‚ not nailed. Cord made of fiber from the husk of coconuts or other materials was passed through rows of holed drilled in the planks. Marco Polo fancifully suggested that it in dictated sailors’ fear that large ocean magnets would pull any nails out of their ships. The second distinctive feature of the dhows was their trianglular (lateen) sails made of palm leaves or cotton. The sails were
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AP World History Extra Credit Book List I encourage you to expand your knowledge and interests by reading books for extra credit. It is possible to receive up to 40 extra credit points per quarter (excluding the 4th quarter)‚ but you will have to earn them. Each book review is worth 20 points unless otherwise noted. Any book assigned for another class (ex. English) will no longer be eligible for extra credit for that year. Book and Film Review Format Write a minimum of a four-paragraph review
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Guided Reading Chapter 13 Terms: 1. Tropics- Areas with high humidity and temperatures 2. Monsoons- an overflow of water from rivers 3. Ecosystems- communities of living things within a certain climare 4. Bilad al-sudan- West African Jewish communities who were connected to known Jewish communities from the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ or Spain and Portugal. 5. Dhow - any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African‚ Arabian‚ and Indian coasts‚ generally
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Nina Lukach Professor Mark Brandon World History I May 3‚ 2015 Final Essay Ibn Battuta is considered to be one of the greatest travelers of all time. He was born in Morocco and come from Berber descent. Ibn Battuta visited a majority of the Islam world‚ as well as the developing civilizations surrounding the Islamic cities (Dunn‚ Ross‚ The Adventures of Ibn Battuta‚1986‚ 159). He learned a lot about the Islamic religion and those who follow it during his travels. The Islamic culture is an attractive
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AP World History Focus Questions for Key Concepts Period 3: Regional and Trans regional Interactions‚ c. 600 to c. 1450 CE Key Concept 3.1 Expansion and Intensification of Communication and Exchange Networks Answer Concepts & Relevant Factual Examples in Underline “Factoids” How did trade networks in the post-Classical Era compare to the Classical Era? Even though the Americas and Afro-Eurasia stayed separated‚ this era saw a deepening and widening of old and new networks of human interaction
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MONGOLS MARK: The Mongol era in China is remembered chiefly for the rule of Khubilai Khan‚ grandson of Chinggis Khan. Khubilai patronized painting and the theater‚ which experienced a golden age during the Yuan dynasty‚ over which the Mongols ruled. Khubilai and his successors also recruited and employed Confucian scholars and Tibetan Buddhist monks as advisers‚ a policy that led to many innovative ideas and the construction of new temples and monasteries. The Mongol Khans also funded advances
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From Chingis Khan to Ottoman:A Brief Introduction Notes prepared by Prof. Erdal Yavuz. For the definitions ‚ images‚ original texts as well as content‚ the following internet sources are primarily used: http://en.wikipedia.org/‚ http://www.m-w.com/ ‚http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/‚ http://www.wsu.edu:8080/~dee/WORLD.HTM ‚ http://www.allempires.com/ ‚http://www.bartleby.com/67/ ‚ http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ Turks and Mongols: AD 1000-1500 The first half of our own millennium was
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• • Marco Polo - In the late 13th century‚ Marco Polo left his home in Venice‚ and eventually traveled for many years in China. He was accompanied by his father and uncle‚ who were merchants anxious to stimulate trade between Venice along the trade routes east. Polo met the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan (Genghis Khan’s grandson)‚ who was interested in his travel stories and convinced
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cultural and ecological differences prolodging for Muhammad ibn Abdullah Ibn Battuta (IB-uhn mote trade‚ and in turn how did trade and other ba-TOO-tuh) (1304–1369)‚ a young Muslim scholar from contacts promote state growth and the spread Morocco who had set out to explore the Islamic world. of Islam? With a pilgrimage to Mecca and travel throughout the ■ What social and cultural changes are reflected Middle East behind him‚ Ibn Battuta was touring the in the history of peoples living in tropical
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places where Muslims had to go to make religious pilgrimages. Ibn Jubayr‚ a Spanish Muslim traveler and geographer‚ said that Damascus was an important religious city because Allah gave Jesus and his mother refuge in Damascus which brought the city great honor (Doc 1). Al-Ya’qubi‚ Arab historian and geographer‚ explained the importance of the pilgrimage to Mecca for Muslims‚ which citizens of Syria were forbidden to make because Abdullah ibn Zubayr tended to seize the caliph’s citizens while on their
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