Practice A Unique System Of Communication (1.5.3) - THROUGH THE EYES OF TRAVELLERS PERCEPTIONS OF SOCIETY (C. TENTH TO SEVENTEENTH CENTURY)

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Question 1.
What is the 'uluq' system?
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Think about the two types of postal services mentioned.
Question 2.
How could messages reach the Sultan so fast?
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Consider how the postal system was structured.
3Question 3.
What is the 'dawa' system?
- Horse-post
- Foot-post
- Carrier pigeons
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Remember the two types of postal systems we discussed.
4Question 4.
True or False: Messages took longer to reach the Sultan than to travel by foot.
- True
- False
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Think about the communication times mentioned.
Question 5.
Design a modern postal system based on Ibn Battuta's observations. What features would you incorporate to improve communication in a vast area?
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Think about technology and logistics.
Question 6.
Evaluate the impact that Ibn Battuta's observations may have had on current historical understanding of communication in trade.
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Consider how insights from historians shape our knowledge of past societies.

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