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kairouan, the largest town of the maghrib, surpasses all others in its commerce, its riches, and the beauty of its buildings and bazaars. it is the seat of government of the whole maghrib, the center to which flows the wealth of the land, and the residence of the sultan of that country. i heard from abu al - hasan head of the public treasury in ad 947 - 48, that the income of all provinces and localities of the maghrib... was between seven hundred and eight hundred million dinars.
the exports from the maghrib to the east are... european slaves, amber, silk, suits of very fine woolen, fineries, woolen skirts, carpets, iron, lead, mercury... people there possess excellent draft horses and camels inured to fatigue, which they procure from the berbers.

  • a description of muslim towns and trade in north africa, c. 948
  1. define the following words (you may need to look these answers up)

a. commerce -
b. inured -
c. procure -

  1. what were the chief exports of the maghrib region?
  2. in what three areas did kairouan surpass all other towns?

Explanation:

Brief Explanations
  • For 14a, commerce refers to the buying and selling of goods and services on a large - scale.
  • For 14b, innured means accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant.
  • For 14c, procure means to obtain or get something, often through effort.
  • For 15, the chief exports of the Maghrib region were European slaves, amber, silk, suits of very fine woolen, fineries, woolen skirts, carpets, iron, lead, mercury, excellent draft horses and camels innured to fatigue.
  • For 16, Kairouan surpassed all other towns in commerce, the beauty of its buildings and bazaars, and as the seat of government.

Answer:

14a. The buying and selling of goods and services on a large - scale.
14b. Accustomed to something, especially something unpleasant.
14c. To obtain or get something, often through effort.

  1. European slaves, amber, silk, suits of very fine woolen, fineries, woolen skirts, carpets, iron, lead, mercury, excellent draft horses and camels innured to fatigue.
  2. Commerce, the beauty of its buildings and bazaars, and as the seat of government.