and why Greg Hegel was incorrect through the development of major cities‚ huge empires‚ and a few dynasties. The Mali Empire was first established by Sundiata Keita in the mid thirteenth century(Pg 244 Spielvogel) when he united the Malinke peoples‚ and over time the empire grew until it overthrew the empire of Ghana. It began to lose power in the 1400’s and fully collapsed in the sixteenth century. The Mali empire is still best known for its sultan‚ Mansa Musa. Mansa Musa
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the pilgrimage itself. The hajj planted Mali in men’s minds and its riches fired up the imagination as El Dorado did later. In 1339‚ Mali appeared on a "Map of the World". In 1367‚ another map of the world showed a road leading from North Africa through the Atlas Mountains into the Western Sudan. In 1375 a third map of the world showed a richly attired monarch holding a large gold nugget in the area south of the Sahara. Also‚ trade between Egypt and Mali flourished. Mansa Musa brought back with
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Theme 1: Interaction Between Humans and Environment As part of the Trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks‚ technology‚ ways of farming‚ and diseases spread. For example‚ Bantu people spread from central to southern Africa along with iron and agriculture. One of the revolutionary technology that spread was Arabian camels that could survive 10 days without water‚ making it possible to travel across the Sahara. Large groups of merchants traveled together forming early caravans. Also‚ irrigation
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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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CHAP TER 13 CHAP TER OUTLINE ● Tropical Lands and Peoples ● New Islamic Empires ● Indian Ocean Trade ● Social and Cultural Change ● Conclusion © Victor Englebert DIVERSITY + DOMINANCE Personal Styles of Rule in India and Mali ENVIRONMENT + TECHNOLOGY The Indian Ocean Dhow East African Pastoralists Herding large and small livestock has long been a way of life in drier parts of the tropics. Visit the website and ebook for additional study materials and interactive tools: www.cengage.com/history/bullietearthpeople5e
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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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the north‚ it became vuneranle to attacks by nomadic people who sought to seize some of the kingdoms wealth. During the early thirnteenth century‚ the raids weakened the kingdom and it soon collapsed‚ and almost instantaneously‚ the Mali empire emerged. The Mali empire was built by prince Sundiata during the first half of the thirnteenth century. By about 1235 he had absorbed many parts of Ghana‚ as well as
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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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