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Chapter Three, Lesson One: Desert Bloom…Caravan Cities

Chapter Three, Lesson One: Desert Bloom…Caravan Cities. Geography of the Arabian Peninsula. Fertile areas along the coast. Tigris and Euphrates river system to the east. Interior is desert. At an Oasis. Oasis: a small area in a desert that is watered by springs or wells. At an Oasis.

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Chapter Three, Lesson One: Desert Bloom…Caravan Cities

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  1. Chapter Three, Lesson One: Desert Bloom…Caravan Cities

  2. Geography of the Arabian Peninsula • Fertile areas along the coast. • Tigris and Euphrates river system to the east. • Interior is desert

  3. At an Oasis • Oasis: a small area in a desert that is watered by springs or wells

  4. At an Oasis • Importance of Oases • Nomads lived in the peninsula. • Travelled in regular patterns, following water and grazing land. • Moved from oasis to oasis

  5. At an Oasis • Towns grew around oasis because • There was available water • That is where nomads met to trade camel meat and milk for grain and manufactured goods.

  6. Nomadic Life • Lived in close family groups with several generations. • Family groups joined to form a tribe. • Each tribe was led by a leader called a shaikh

  7. Nomadic Life Religion • Were polytheistic • Made idols to represent lesser gods

  8. Nomadic Life Feuds • Feuds were fought between tribes over water and grazing lands. • Some large tribes would protect caravans.

  9. Towns and Trade Three different types of communities: • City dwellers • Agricultural villages • Nomads • All three traded with each other for things they needed.

  10. Towns and Trade • Towns were built along trade routes • Traders followed trade routes from oasis to oasis.

  11. Towns and Trade • Seaports connected Arabia to other parts of the world. • Brought goods from other cultures to Arabia

  12. The Holy City of Mecca Why it became an important trade city: • Crossroads of two important trade routes. • Had a good supply of fresh water.

  13. The Holy City of Mecca The Ka’bah • A cube-shaped shrine supposedly built by Abraham as a house of worship. • Idols placed there • A tradition of visiting the Ka’bah and walking around it.

  14. The Holy City of Mecca The Quraysh • Tribe had the role of keepers of the Ka’bah. • This allowed them to become very powerful and wealthy.

  15. The Holy City of Mecca The Quaysh • Created treaties with other tribes to protect pilgrims and traders. • By 500, Mecca is the most successful trade center in Arabia.

  16. Big Ideas…Lesson One • Importance of Oases in the Arabian Peninsula • Water • Trade routes • Meeting places • Towns grew around oases • The growth of Mecca as an important trade city. • Intersection of trade routes • Ka’bah • Power of the Quraysh tribe

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