Exercises: Economic activities in Islam

I will  not be in class with you on Monday (3/11)

Please work in silence and pay full attention to what you are doing so the guardian teacher can tell me you are wonderful!! 

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First of all read page 32 in your book.

Then copy the questions and give full answers.

If you don´t finish in class, do it at home!!

1. What activity did most of the people dedicate to in the Muslim empire?

2.
a) What other economic activities were important for the empire?
b) What items did they make?
c) What means of transport did Muslims use for commerce?
d) What kind of items did they trade with?
e) What methods of payment did Muslims use?

3. The extension of the Muslim empire was huge. Due to that they learnt how to cultivate an enormous variety of crops that they extended throughout the empire. Name them and translate them into Spanish.

4. Due to the water scarcity in a large part of the empire, Muslims invented a number of irrigation systems. Name them and translate into Spanish. 

Now go to pages 28-29 and complete the following exercises about the Islamic religion:

5. Which are the religious precepts in Islam?

6. Which are the rules on behaviour for Muslims?

7. What is the Koran?

8. Which is the most sacred place for Muslims?