The History of Sugar merchant in the Islamic history.

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its about the History of Sugar in the Islamic world, My part is #2)"in what quantities was shipped and sold, and how much did it cost? < 1st paragraph, 6th line

Format: 1)Chicago Format 2) time new roman pt.12

resources: 1) Have to use (Cairo Genizah), 2) Use 3 none Internet resources,3) use on of the Primary resources listed andd one of the secondary resources listed

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Introduction to Islamic History and Civilization, 600-1200 C.E. Trade Group Assignment Imagine yourselves as medieval merchants. Your job is to research the history of a commodity that was imported, exported, or produced in the Islamic world. You will divide into groups of three and each group will be assigned one commodity. Your job is to use the required primary (Cairo Genizah) and secondary sources to research your item(s). You will find these on reserve at the library. You should describe the item according to its economic and social history, including 1) where it came from and how it was obtained 2) in what quantities was it shipped and sold and how much did it cost, and 3) what was it used for. I suggest you assign each member of the group one or more of these topics. If your commodity consists of three, each member should do one. You are medieval merchants! Confine your research to its medieval history; the periods we have studied in class (600-1200 C.E.). Please, no modern explanations! At the end of the semester in the last two class periods we will have a bazaar and all of you will ‘sell’ your commodity at a booth. Your group is required to have a physical presentation using a tri-fold and whatever else you can think of (such as the product itself). As I and your fellow merchants/classmates circulate around the market, you will me a 5 minute presentation describing the product to us and summarizing what you found. You will individually write a final paper on your section/contribution to be turned in on the day of the presentation that is should be 3 pages (800 words, double spaced). Half of your grade is on your individual paper and half is on your group presentation. Besides the primary and secondary sources listed below, your group must include, at a minimum, three sources that are non-Internet references. You will find these by doing library research. This is for the group paper as a whole and can be spread across each person's section. Each paper needs at least one external non-Internet source. All sources have to be cited correctly. A tip: groups can either assign one person to go through a source looking for his/her material and then everyone else's (sharing the information learned) OR one person can then pass the book onto others. You should divide the work fairly. You are a group; be sure to meet together and form a plan. The second half of your grade is based on your group's ability to work together and present your research coherently! Primary Sources: (at least one required) Stillman, N. A. “The Eleventh Century Merchant House of Ibn ‘Awkal (A Geniza Study" Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 16 (1973): 15-88. Goitein, S. D. (1973) Letters of Medieval Jewish Traders, Translated from the Arabic. Princeton University Press, Princeton. The Princeton Geniza Project (over 2,000 searchable documents online) http://gravitas.princeton.edu/tg/tt/ Cambridge Digital Library of Cairo Genizah http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/genizah Lopez, Robert S. and Irving W. Raymond, trans. Medieval Trade in the Mediterranean World, Illustrative Documents. Secondary Sources: (at least one required) Goiten, S.D. A Mediterranean Society: the Jewish communities of the Arab world as portrayed in the documents of the Cairo Geniza. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1967-93. Goitein, S. D. The Main Industries of the Mediterranean Area as Reflected in the Records of the Cairo Geniza. Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 4 (1961): 168-197. Goitein, S. D. (1954) From the Mediterranean to India: Documents on the Trade to India, South Arabia, and East Africa from the 11th and 12th centuries. Speculum 29: 191-97. Goitein, S. D. (1963) Letters and Documents on the India Trade in Medieval Times. Islamic Culture 37 (3): 188-205. The Encyclopaedia of Islam (First Edition (Ell), 1913-1942, New (Second) Edition (E12), 1954 (1960- 2004, Third Edition, continuing). Jackson Library stacks Tower 8 DS37.E523, vols. 1-12. The Cambridge History of Islam. Jackson Library stacks Tower 8 DS35.6.C3, vols. 1-2
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History of Sugar in Islamic World

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Introduction
The Arab and Islamic world has for ages played a significant role in global affairs since
time immemorial. Their contribution to matters of relevance cannot be matched with the input of
many other nations. The availability of early scholars, technology and an active region is among
the many factors that have seen the spiraling growth of the Islamic world. During the period 6001200 CE, most innovations and advancements in the world were at the time associated with the
medieval Islamic regions either directly or indirectly. It is usually felt or known that sugar
originated from South America, however, this is not the case as several crops, such as sugarcane
and silk trace their spreading from the medieval Islamic world. Major contributions from the
Islamic world about sugar include the invention of new sugar pressing machines and the
improvement of the sugar crystallization process that started in India before spreading to Persia.
Fast forward, the Islamic world continues to shape and influence the world through some of the
most exciting ways.
Social and Economic History of Sugar
The spread of sugarcane farming, processing, and usage traces its first roots in India and
later on to the Islamic world. Although it is believed to have brought a paradigm shift in how the
region developed, it has its share of unique social and economic bits. ...


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