micheal adds African American History September 19‚ 2012 The Songhai Empire What is it in today’s society that debates influence on the “Old World”? Well in today’s society‚ there are large debates to modern civilization and causing influences such as trade‚ religion‚ music‚ dance‚ that helped develop the “Old World”. The “Old World” was the concept of three continents‚ Africa‚ Asia and Europe‚ which goes back to classical antiquity. Classical antiquity is a broader term to determine a
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is Sundiata Keita‚ born in 1217 CE in Niani‚ Guinea. Sundiata was the founder of the Mali empire in western Africa‚ he is still regarded today as the great Magical-king and a national hero. After becoming king‚ Sundiata would affect many thing’s throughout Mali’s history from it’s geography to it’s science‚ technology‚ and culture. Many of these things he affected still have an influence on the country of Mali today. Sundiata’s road to becoming king was a difficult one as he struggled with a
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the Mongol Empire and the Mali Empire were on to separate continents they had key idea in the rise of their empire that resembled each other. The Mali and the Mongol empire both raised their empires on the sense of religious tolerance and they both accomplished cultural growth through trade. However they differed with their use of violence as a method of conquering and their origins. The rise of the Mongol and the Mali Empire were similar in their sense on religious tolerance. In Mali‚ even though
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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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rise to power of an empire in a given culture. its an extended narrative poem * celebrates heroic tradition * typically developed by the oral tradition Historical background * Mali emerged as a small nation-state of Mandingo people near the end of the 18th century * By the 11th century some of its leaders had become Muslim * The Mali empire‚ founded by Sundiata Kieta‚ lasted from 1230 to 1468 * Mali was 2nd of a series of powerful west African empires that rose between the
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Early History Mali is a country located in West Africa. Before Europeans arrived‚ there were 3 major civilizations in Mali. These Great African civilizations grew and prospered while most of the European continent was still in the dark ages. The Kingdom of Ghana was the first‚ the Mali Empire was the second‚ and the Songhai Empire was the third. The capital of the Ghana Empire was Koumbi Saleh. It existed from c. 300 until c. 1236. This Empire grew rich from the Trans-Saharan trade in gold and
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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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What inference is justified by information on the map? (5 points) Select one: a. The kingdoms of Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai were allies. b. Ghana participated in a trade network that crossed Africa. c. The kingdom of Mali arose after the kingdom of Ghana. d. Morocco was a source for much of Ghana’s culture. Question2 How did the traditional clan system support the unity and strength of the Mali Empire? (5 points) Select one: a. Clans sent their young men to the capital‚ Timbuktu‚ to be educated. b. The
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-iron 7. What relationship did the empires of Mali in West Africa and Dehli in South Asia have to Islam? P.330 -both Mali and Dehli utilized Islamic administrative and military systems introduced from the Islamic heartland 8. In what 2 ways did Mali differ from Ghana? P.330 -Mali was much larger than Ghana -from the beginning‚ Mali rulers were Muslims who fostered the spread of Islam among the political and trading elite of the empire 9. What did Mansa Musa pilgrimage
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TEXT TIMELINE 300-1200 CE- Empire of Ghana 610 CE- Muhammad receives first revelations of what would become the Quaran 622 CE- Founding of Islam -Muhammad flees to Medina 730 CE- Printing invented in China 868 CE- First book printed in China 900 CE- Decline of Classical Maya 1066 CE- Norman conquest of England 1206 CE- Changgis Khan begins Mongol Conquest 1230-1600 CE- Mali emerged after the collapse of the Ghana Empire 1266 CE- Marco Polo goes to China 1279 CE- Mongol conquest of China
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