Islamic History

Imagine yourselves as medieval merchants your job is to research the history of a commodity that was imported exported or produced in the islamic world. describe the item according to its economic and social history, also where it came from and how it was obtained in what quantities was it shipped and sold and how much did it cost and what was it used for? confine research to 600-1200 CE Commodity being done is soap 1)Must use Cairo Genizah doc as a primary source. 2)must use one of Goiteins works or the Encyclopedia of Islam or Cambridge History as a secondary source. 3)must use at least one non-Internet source such as a book or article. 4)must cite paper throughout using footnotes and chicago manual of style. 5)footnotes must include page numbers 6)must include bibliography page 7) if you site a source it must be in the bibliography and vice versa 8) avoid quotes entirely 9) must include intro with a clear thesis statement of what you will argue 10) must include conclusion 11)margins should be 1 inch on all sides 12) 11-12 point font 13) follow correct rules of capitalization 14) use a consistent verb tense