CHAPTER 26 Section 3

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CHAPTER 26Section 3

• By Laura M.
• Period 3
• Updated by Mr.Dougherty

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Patterns of Life

• What were the main patterns of life in the middle
  east?
• What was the typical middle eastern city like?
• What roles did women have in Islam?

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Village Life (

• Most people grew up by sources of water.
• Made wheat, barley, and olives
• Tend goats and herd sheep
• Men and boys did plowing, built houses and
  harvested crops.
• Women got water, tended the animals, gathered
  wood and weaved

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CONTiNUED

• Villages have small stores that sold spices,
  sugars and other goods
• Most houses were made of sun-dried mud, clay
  bricks or timber.
• A small section of the house was set aside for
  womens quarters

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Nomadic Life

• Nomads live with no water for farming
• The Bedouins- named people of the tent. They live
  in small groups. Have hot summers days and then
  in winter, migrate to find new pastures.
• Highland Nomads- in the summer they move with
  their herds. In winter when snow covers the land,
  they go back to the plains

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Continued (

• Conflicts with Settled People- Nomads raided
  house and shops.
• Villagers often trampled on crops
• Angered by the central government.
• Couldnt collect taxes
• Had people permanently settle in one place

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Attending a Bedouin Wedding
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A Bedouin father and son in Saudi Arabia

• A Bedouin father and son in Saudi Arabia.
  Bedouins, who comprise about 10 of the country's
  population, are a nomadic people whose livelihood
  is based on animal husbandry. Their wandering
  cycles are determined by the grazing needs of
  their camels, sheep, and goats. In recent years,
  many Bedouins have settled in towns and cities.

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Bedouins on the Move
Bedouins on the move with highly burdened camels
and sheep
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A veiled Bedouin woman
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A Bedouin home in the desert
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A Bedouin Camp in the Desert
A Bedouin camp in the desert, showing moveable
huts of staves and matting of palm leaves
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Bedouin transportation in Wadi Rum, Jordan
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CITY LIFE.

• Jerusalem was the capital of Israel.
• Damascus was a trading center.
• Powerful caliphs had Cairo and Baghdad as
  capitals
• Beirut was a prosperous seat port
• Commercial heart of the city was suq (pronounced
  sook, a marketplace)

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FAMILY LIFE

• The father has the final say on everything.
• Women sought for husbands approval
• Marriage- are arranged. Muslim women cant marry
  a non Muslim. The Koran permits a man to have as
  many as 4 wives but should be able to enough to
  support them all.
• Divorce- easier for men than women. Can remarry.
  Men has to make a payment for his or her family
• A man only had to say I divorce you three times
• A women had to go before a judge to get a divorce

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LIVES OF WOMEN.

• During adolescents a girl has to obey her dad and
  her husband when she marries
• Women are most likely to bring dishonor to the
  family
• Women feel more secure knowing that their
  husbands are going to protect them
• Rights- poor unwanted families might kill girl
  babies to have boys. Islamic law opposed this.
  Also women wear veils and live in seclusion
• Rights of women vary over time and place