Travel and Exploration
Why did people travel in the past?
To trade, explore, learn, or practice their faith
Cairo, Baghdad, Cordoba, Jerusalem, Alexandria, or Damascus
What does it mean to trade?
To exchange goods or services
What is a traveler?
Someone who journeys from one place to another
What does it mean to be kind to someone?
Name two ways people traveled before airplanes
By walking, riding animals, or sailing on ships
What do people do at a madrasa?
learn and study
Name 4 things merchants traded
Silk, spices, gold, other metals, knowledge, animals, books
Who was Nasir Khusraw
A traveler and writer who recorded his journeys
What does diversity mean?
Having different cultures, traditions, or backgrounds
What is a map used for, and what did people use as a map in the past
To find places and directions; paper, the sun, stars
Why were libraries important?
They helped people read, learn, and share information
What did the Silk and Spice Routes connect?
Different religions and cultures through trade
Name the 6 civilizations
Umayyads
Abbasids
Fatimids
Ottomans
Safavids
Mughals
What is a pilgrimage?
A journey to a special reigious place
Name two dangers travelers faced long ago
Bad weather, getting lost, sickness, and bandits
What is one thing scholars studied in the past?
Medicine, geography, mathematics, astronomy
What is a caravanserai?
A place where travelers and merchants could rest
What did Ibn Khaldun study
People, society, and how they lived
What does Quran 49:13 teach us?
That people are different so they can get to know one another.
Why did travelers want to meet people from other places?
To learn, trade, and understand differenct cultures
Why is Cairo an important city?
It was a center of learning and culture in Muslim history
What is a khanaqah?
A place for worship, gathering, and rest
Why did people write about their jouneys"?
To share what they saw and learned
What is pluralism?
Respecting and valuing people from different backgrounds