Practice - A unique system of communication
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Practice Questions
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What is the 'uluq' system?
💡 Hint: Think about the two types of postal services mentioned.
How could messages reach the Sultan so fast?
💡 Hint: Consider how the postal system was structured.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is the 'dawa' system?
💡 Hint: Remember the two types of postal systems we discussed.
True or False: Messages took longer to reach the Sultan than to travel by foot.
💡 Hint: Think about the communication times mentioned.
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Challenge Problems
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Design a modern postal system based on Ibn Battuta's observations. What features would you incorporate to improve communication in a vast area?
💡 Hint: Think about technology and logistics.
Evaluate the impact that Ibn Battuta's observations may have had on current historical understanding of communication in trade.
💡 Hint: Consider how insights from historians shape our knowledge of past societies.
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