tea * Trade to show off China’s wealth and power * Traded with West Asia and Europe along the silk route * Brought goods back from exotic places visited | * Gold and salt trade * Huge caravans regularly crossed the Sahara desert. * Timbuktu and Goa became large commercial centres of these routes | * Export of agricultural products * Shipbuilding – key industry (Europeans bought from them) * Private trading – voyagers to East Africa‚ Europe etc… * China was an important trading
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the Mali and Songhai rulers were devout Muslims who sought to spread Islam. Theme 4: Creation‚ Expansion‚ and Interaction of Economic Systems The flourishing of Indian Ocean and Trans-Saharan trade networks created many new cities‚ including Timbuktu and city-states of Swahili. As Islam spread and African states became more centralized‚ trade flourished since Africa was rich with resources such as gold. Africans as intermediaries of Indian‚ Persian‚ Arab‚ and Chinese merchants helped wealth and
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The Rise of Islam in Post-Classical Africa Prior to the arrival of Islam‚ Africa existed mainly as stateless societies which had strong political power residing in ruling families‚ while keeping connections to other societies through the use of a common language and religious beliefs. The connections allowed for trading between stateless societies‚ meaning that by the post-classical period‚ Islam was able to spread through the use of established trade routes. Throughout post-classical Africa‚ the
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Our Roles in Society I believe that everyone has a role to play in the advancement and development of our society. Not everyone has the same part to play‚ but ultimately every individual has a purpose in this world‚ and by everyone coming together in unity‚ fulfilling their role‚ this society will become an even better place to live in. A few examples of this would be in Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream Speech” and in the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel. In King’s “I have a Dream Speech” he speaks
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written form are abundant‚ namely in north Africa‚ the Sahel regions of west Africa and on the Swahili coast. From Timbuktu alone‚ there are an estimated 300‚000 or more manuscripts tucked away in various libraries and private collections‚[6] mostly written in Arabic but some in the native languages (namely Fula and Songhai).[7] Many were written at the famous University of Timbuktu. The material covers a wide array of topics‚ including Astronomy‚ Poetry‚ Law‚ History‚ Faith‚ Politics‚ and Philosophy
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of the community do not rely on this because can provide food‚ shelter‚ and clothing for themselves.information. This can be highly seen from civilizations that depend on trade. The city of Timbuktu‚ in what is now Mali‚ was an important trading center for several African civilizations. Residents of Timbuktu specialized in trading such goods as gold‚ ivory‚ or slaves. Its division of labor included not only merchants‚ but doctors‚ religious leaders‚ and
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The emergence of Islam in South Asia‚ West Africa‚ and Europe between 1000 and 1750 CE changed the way these regions developed. It affected them culturally‚ economically‚ and politically and many different ways. During this time period‚ Europe changed in their forms of architecture‚ trading‚ and rulers into more Islamic ways. They also saw many new inventions. However they never changed the way they practiced Catholicism. In West Africa‚ they improved trade and made new trading centers but stayed
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born into the djeli family would be taught the story of the crocodile who carried off five children‚ and of the man who was so rich that he had seventeen wives but so cruel that each ran away‚ and of the first time a man in our village returned from Timbuktu with the mysterious Qur’an in his hand. It is said that when a djeli passed away‚ the knowledge of one hundred men died with him. When I was carried up the ladder and dropped like a sack of meal on the deck of the toubabu’s ship‚ I
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Meagan Conrad ANT-103 Rough Draft March 16‚ 2012 Transfixed by Dancing Skeletons Katherine Dettwyler’s work in the field while she was in West Africa was exciting‚ filled with humor and even terrifying at times. She dealt with seeing various life-threatening diseases that affected the lives of children her daughter’s age‚ as well as adults. Dettwyler found that almost all of the people she came in contact with were completely oblivious and uninformed of the ways to prevent diseases such as
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overthrew Ali’s successor. Mohammed studied Muslim systems of education‚ law‚ and administration‚ which he introduced to Songhay. Eventually‚ he opened schools and universities. The universities of Timbuktu and Sankore soon gained international recognition and good reputation. The University of Timbuktu soon became known for its study of theology‚ law‚ mathematics‚ and medicine. Eventually this empire collapsed in 1951 when Moroccans invaded Songhay and their army was destroyed. Overall‚ the studies
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