Question

Until the discovery of the sea routes between europe and asia,trade was in the hands of the

Answer 1

Until the discovery of the sea routes between Europe and Asia, trade was in the hands of the Arabs.

Economic history of the Arab world:

• From the time of its origins in the Arabian peninsula and spread in the 7th century CE Muslim conquests since, the economic history of the Arab world focuses on the history of economic activity in Arabic-speaking countries stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the east, and from the Mediterranean Sea in the north to the Horn of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the southeast.

• Rich farming lands in the Maghreb, the Nile Valley, and the Fertile Crescent were taken during the Muslim conquest.