Book description
Learn about the Barbary Pirates with iMinds insightful knowledge
series. For 350 years, from the late 15th century onwards, Europeans
travelling by boat in the Mediterranean Sea were under constant threat
of pirate attack. But these were not pirates as normally understood;
rather, they were Muslim warriors officially sanctioned to plunder ships
from Christian countries and kill or enslave anyone they found aboard.
The ships of the Barbary corsairs, as the pirates were known, were
usually owned by the local ruler, or pasha, who granted the captain of
each ship license to engage in piracy against ships from non-Muslim
countries. Local merchants would also invest in corsair ships, which
could be a source of handsome profits. iMinds brings targeted knowledge
to your eReading device with short information segments to whet your
mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds unique fast-learning
products have been praised in the Financial Times, Wired, Vogue, Robb
Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many others.. the future of
general knowledge acquisition. Learn about the Barbary Pirates with
iMinds insightful knowledge series. For 350 years, from the late 15th
century onwards, Europeans travelling by boat in the Mediterranean Sea
were under constant threat of pirate attack. But these were not pirates
as normally understood; rather, they were Muslim warriors officially
sanctioned to plunder ships from Christian countries and kill or enslave
anyone they found aboard. The ships of the Barbary corsairs, as the
pirates were known, were usually owned by the local ruler, or pasha, who
granted the captain of each ship license to engage in piracy against
ships from non-Muslim countries. Local merchants would also invest in
corsair ships, which could be a source of handsome profits. iMinds
brings targeted knowledge to your eReading device with short information
segments to whet your mental appetite and broaden your mind. iMinds
unique fast-learning products have been praised in the Financial Times,
Wired, Vogue, Robb Report, Sky News, LA Times, Mashable and many
others.. the future of general knowledge acquisition.
