Explain How The Trade Routes Of The Islamic Empire

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The trade routes of the islamic empire

When the Islamic empire reached the middle of the sixth century, Mecca was one of the most important and prosperous cities ever to be.

To begin with Mecca was the crossroad of all lucrative caravan trade. The caravans brought spices, perfumes, and precious metals, ivory and silk. This was important because many people who wanted have items so they went to this city and they eventually started to like the Islamic empire. Second the Islamic empire spread because many of the trade routes belonged to the Arab Caravans. So on the way to the prosperous cities like Petra, Medina, Constantinople the traders shared their beliefs and converte3d many people to Islam. Last but not least, the traders of the Arab