to 1500 CE‚ two ideal empires‚ Mali of Sub – Saharan Africa and the Aztecs of the Americas developed into truly influential and powerful empires. Both empires shared a similarity in economy but a different society. The Mali and Aztecs both traded‚ but while Mali traded with Islamic regions developing Islamic institutions within its borders‚ the Aztecs traded locally consequently not being influenced by outside cultures. Both Empires differed in society in which women in Mali tended to have more rights
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story of the foundation of the Mali Empire in West Africa. This story takes place during a transitional time period‚ when the trade network that linked towns and villages across western Africa attracted north African merchants who brought increasing Muslim influence. The Mali Empire was one of the great West African Empires. The Mali Empire was located along the western grasslands of Africa on the fertile land that lies right below the Sahara desert. The Mali Empire was greatly influenced by Islam
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said to have died in 1331‚ but some accounts have him alive as late as 1337. His date of birth is unknown. Ruler of the Mali empire‚ which included Timbuktu‚ Ghana‚ and Mali (1312–37) Religion- Muslim Brought the Mali Empire to its greatest height. During his reign‚ Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture and scholarship. His pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324–25 brought Mali fame throughout the world; the emperor traveled with a huge amount of people with him. He had 500 slaves carrying staffs of
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Sundiata and the Odyssey An epic is a long narrative poem that recounts the doings of a legendary hero whose action determines the fate of people or a nation surrounding them. The epic of Sundiata recapitulates the story of the foundation of the Mali Empire. The epic is told by the griot‚ an African oral storyteller who is responsible for persevering and maintaining historical stories. The epic of the Odyssey‚ also known as the “Father of Epic Poetry”‚ is about the journey and wanderings of the Greek
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Dayja Grays Period 4 12-7-12 The African empires‚ kingdoms‚ and cities had many great achievements before the arrival of the Europeans. African empires‚ kingdoms‚ and cities were very successful with trading and social structure. The kingdom of Ghana gained control over the trans-Saharan gold and slat trade (doc. #2).Ancient Ghana was a very complex empire it had many characteristics of a powerful nation needed as if of today’s nation. The empires wealth was based on the trade it had the right
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In the Epic of Sundiata (also spelled Son-Jara or Sundjata): Naré Maghann Konaté (also called Maghan Kon Fatta or Maghan the Handsome) was a Mandinka king who one day received a divine hunter at his court. The hunter predicted that if Konaté married an ugly woman‚ she would give him a son who would one day be a mighty king. Naré Maghann Konaté was already married to Sassouma Bereté and had a son by her‚ Dankaran Toumani Keïta. However‚ when two Traoré hunters from the Do kingdom presented him an
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World History Mr. Herbst October 26‚ 2014 Comparative Essay The West African Sudanic empire Mali and Aztec had many differences in how they rose to be but had lots of similarities on how the empires were ran such as trade and slaves. The West African Sudanic Empire of Mali started in 1235 when the Ghana Empire was falling. The Aztec empire was similar in it also began to rise during the fall of an earlier empire. During the fall of Ghana‚ Sumanguru took over what was left of Ghana and was very cruel
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As well as having the advantage of trade routes‚ all four kingdoms benefited from their natural resources‚ such as gold‚ salt‚ and fertile land. Although the greatest influence of the West African Kingdoms’ development in Pre-Islamic Ghana‚ Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai resulted from
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Ghana and later Mali of west Africa would join the trading network and become instrumental partners through their profitable gold trade. After the empire of Ghana collapsed‚ the Mandike people founded the empire of Mali. One specific affluent ruler was Mansa Musa (r. 1312 – 1337)‚ who encouraged and influenced the spread of the Muslim faith to his people and beyond the borders of Africa. A well-traveled Moroccan explorer named Ibn Battuta wrote a personal document about his visit to Mali in 1326‚ titled
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structure and most tribal cultures as well. It most prominently illustrates the culture and order that are found within the tribes and also the amazing ability of the son of King Maghan and Sogolon; Sunjata‚ who was destined to be the greatest king ever in Mali. When Sunjata was born‚ a curse was placed on him by the king’s first wife to make him born lame. The curse worked and he turned out to be lazy‚ greedy and ugly as well. At three years old‚ Sunjata could not walk and rarely spoke. Even at seven‚ the
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