|History of Travel & Tourism | |By Sarvajeet Chandra/ Adjustments Made | | | | | |[pic]
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River 5. Bedouins 6. dhimmis 7. Ghazali‚ al- 8. hadiths 9. hajj 10. hijra 11. House of Wisdom 12. Ibn Battuta 13. Ibn Sina 14. Iimms 15. jihad 16. jizya 17. Kaaba 18. madrassas 19. Mecca 20. Mozarabs 21. Muhammad Ibn Abdullah 22. Muslim 23. Pillars of Islam 24. Polo‚ Marco 25. Rightly Guided Caliphs 26. Qur’an (Koran) 27. sharia 28. shaykhs 29. Sikhism 30. Sufis 31. Sultanate
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11 ISLAM 570 C.E. – 1500 C.E. SUBMISSION TO ALLAH: MUSLIM CIVILIZATION BRIDGES THE WORLD COMMENTARY The thesis of Chapter 11 is clearly stated by Howard Spodek on page 334: “Islam was not only a faith‚ not only a system of government‚ not only a social and cultural organization‚ but a combination of all four.” This‚ it might be argued‚ could be said about any of the “world religions” during at least some stage of their development‚ but is perhaps more true of Islam than the others‚ owing
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dramatic events and changes in the European society in the 15thcentury (Williams 5). Christopher Columbus’ quest for the new world drew him to this island because of the fabled stories of gold and spices popularized by famous travelogue of Marco Polo‚ Ibn Battuta and the persistent Prester John‚ led him to the island of Trinidad (Williams 5). Upon Columbus’ arrival to the West Indies‚ he met two Amerindian tribes. These were the Kalinagos (Caribs) and the Tainos (Arawak). The Arawak tribe greeted Columbus
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chosen to be by someone else. Marco polo was born in Venice‚ Italy around 1254. He was one of the first Europeans to travel into Mongolia and China. He became famous for his book that told the story of his travels along the Silk Road to China. When he was 17 he travelled to China with his uncle and father‚ for a total of 24 years. In 1298‚ there was a conflict between Venice and Genoa. Marco Polo was captured by the Genoese and imprisoned by them. While in jail‚ Marco told the story of his travels
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stops. They talked and exchanged ideas‚ goods‚ and metals. Marco Polo was a famous traveller that used the Silk Road. He took notes and published what he saw. Marco Polo was born in Venice in 1254. At age 17‚ Marco Polo travelled to China with his father and his uncle on the Silk Road. Along the trip Marco Polo took notes and kept a journal. Marco Polo was attracted and loved the jade stone. They met the emperor Kublai Khan in China. Marco Polo‚ his father‚ and his uncle served in Kublai Khan court for
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dinars came from kharak–a tax on agricultural land (Lewis 332). It was an impressive feat that brought the nation great prosperity. Due to these successes‚ Iberians had healthier diets and longer lifespans‚ resulting in a larger population. Hasdai ibn Shaprut‚ a Jewish diplomat‚ scholar‚ and physician observed that al-Andalus “[was] a land rich of grains‚ wines‚ and purest oils‚ rich in plants‚ a paradise of every sort of sweet.
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Capabilities Capabilities are valuable‚ rare‚ costly to imitate and non substitutable are core competencies. Core competencies are sources of competitive advantage for the firm over its rivals. A sustained competitive advantage is achieved only when the competitors cannot duplicate the benefits of a firm’s strategy or when they lack the resources to attempt imitation. Sustainable competitive advantage results only when all four criteria are satisfied. For a capability to be a core competence
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where does much of our knowledge of early African societies come? What traveler is known for his recorded descriptions of African societies? Much of our knowledge about early African societies come from descriptions recorded by foreign visitors. Ibn Battuta is known for his recorded descriptions of African societies. 3. IDENTIFYING What allowed Ghana to become a wealthy state? Who benefited the most? Ghana had an abundance of gold‚ this made it the center of an enormous trade empire. Trade helped
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2.0 STUDY OF RELATED LITERATURES 2.1 FOREIGN STUDY 2.1.1 Hotel Swiss-Garden Kuala Lumpur The official website for Hotel Swiss-Garden is http://www.swissgarden.net/. The main functions of Hotel Swiss-Garden online reservation system are to provide hotel information and online room reservation. Visitors can get hotel information such as location of hotel‚ room rates‚ room description and hotel facilities. The reservation process required quest to fill their detail in reservation form. Reservation
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