Tauris is a great and noble city, situated in a great province called Iraq, in which there are many other important towns and villages. However, as Tauris is the most noble, because it has been the strategic point for traveling toward China, I will tell you about it.
The men of Tauris make their living by trade and handicrafts, for they weave many kinds of beautiful and valuable items of silk and gold. The city has such a good position that now merchandise is brought there from India, Bagdad, Cremesor, and many other regions; and that attracts many Latin merchants, especially Genoese, to buy goods and to transact other business there; besides being a great market for precious stones. In fact, it is a city where local merchants make large profits.
The people of the place are themselves poor creatures. There are Armenians, Nestorians, Jacobites, Georgians, Persians, and finally the natives of the City themselves, who are worshippers of Muhammad. They are known as the Taurizi. The city is completely surrounded by lovely gardens, full of many varieties of large and excellent fruits and flowers.
Latin traders were attracted to Tauris because it was
an active commercial center.
the most noble city of Iraq.
the Muhammadan religious center.
a mixture of rich towns and villages
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The city’s original importance was due mainly to its
nobility.
location.
handicrafts.
importations.
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your car ___________ repaired ____________ .
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I wanted to make an apple pie ____________ I don´t have any apples.
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will that chapter __________ been ____________ before the exam?
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you look very tired ____________ your baby on the bed.
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