Africa Before European Arrival People of the early African kingdoms were able to create successful trade routes with Europe and Asia‚ become very wealthy from conquering and gaining land‚ and were able to have a strong central government. All of this was done before the Europeans had reached Africa. Trade flourished on the East African coast‚ especially when trading was established with India and Arabia. African kingdoms were prosperous‚ because of their success with not only trading but also
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Guided Reading Chapter 13 Terms: 1. Tropics- Areas with high humidity and temperatures 2. Monsoons- an overflow of water from rivers 3. Ecosystems- communities of living things within a certain climare 4. Bilad al-sudan- West African Jewish communities who were connected to known Jewish communities from the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ or Spain and Portugal. 5. Dhow - any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African‚ Arabian‚ and Indian coasts‚ generally
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Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta Centuries ago the world of traveling over sea was something un known to man. It was seen as crazy because only the bravest of brave did it. The reasons were because you put your life and health at risk. The possibilities of dying were too high‚ and most just didn’t travel over sea because of that simple fact. Two of the most famous world travelers in the pre-modern period were Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta. Marco Polo and Ibn Battuta were both European Explorers who sailed
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Ibn Battuta Biography Ibn Battuta was born on February 25‚ 1304 in Tangier Morocco. 64 years later‚ he died in 1368. Ibn Battuta was a muslim scholar and traveler‚ known for for his traveling and a excursion called the Rihla (journey). At the age of 21 Ibn Battuta set out on his journey‚ originally intending to go on the hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca that takes place in the last month of the year‚ and that all Muslims are expected to make at least once during their lifetime) to Mecca‚ he ended
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educated‚ and had protection. Key Evidence & Support The gold and salt trade. Kingdom of Ghana gaining power and wealth‚ Mansa musa and his generosity. Benin figures were considered wonders; Leo Africanus described the well educated men in Timbuktu. Ibn Battuta writes about Mali’s no mercy to unjust people and their complete security. Group 1 Arab scholar‚ Al-Bakri writes about the ancient Ghana kingdoms rise to power and wealth by controlling the Saharan gold and salt trade between 700 and 1067. He tells
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cultural and ecological differences prolodging for Muhammad ibn Abdullah Ibn Battuta (IB-uhn mote trade‚ and in turn how did trade and other ba-TOO-tuh) (1304–1369)‚ a young Muslim scholar from contacts promote state growth and the spread Morocco who had set out to explore the Islamic world. of Islam? With a pilgrimage to Mecca and travel throughout the ■ What social and cultural changes are reflected Middle East behind him‚ Ibn Battuta was touring the in the history of peoples living in tropical
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rich cultural center. The beginning of this can be traced back to 1324‚ when the king of Mali‚ Mansa Musa‚ made his pilgrimage to Mecca via Cairo. In Cairo‚ merchants and traders were impressed by the amount of gold carried by the emperor. In 1354 Ibn Batuta wrote of his visit to Timbuktu and told of the wealth and gold from the region. | The first structures in Timbuktu were designed by African architects from Djenne. These were usually simple buildings made of mud bricks. However‚ once Islam
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fascinated due to the many opportunities of work there was such as doctors‚ judges‚ priests‚ etc. which were supported and funded by the king. The military force’s job was to maintain peace and protection all over the cities and empires. When Ibn Battuta traveled to Mali‚ he was very impressed with the justice and security the people had. In Mali‚ they hated the thought of lack of fairness or justice. They believe everybody has their own rights but to show no mercy to anyone who is guilty. Also
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Organized Week 9 Presentation Notes Lumumba Shabaka Perception of origin Swahili emphasized distinctivesness Swahili means “coasters” in Arabic Claiming Persian & Arab descent Uungwana (civilized) ways Swahili architecture emerged suddenly along with Muslim religion in 11 & 12 cent‚ supposedly no local archetypes Ustaaarabu (Arabness): used Arab script‚ Arab names‚ etc. 1980s: Neville Chittick & Mark Horton challenge this sudden rise; World System Linkage Egyptian‚ Arab‚
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As a citizen of Mali‚ I feel that Mansa Musa did a quite bold‚ and brave thing‚ that cost him many followers trust‚ but a new trade route in return. I however‚ am certainly not one of those “ex- followers”‚ for I find his strategy to be heroic. Even though he betrayed and stole from his citizens‚ in the long run‚ he meant well‚ and in a way‚ paid them all back. Mali was just average‚ until Mansa Musa came along. Under his ruling‚ our kingdom became twice the size that Ghana was. Because of him‚ we
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