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■ Essential Question : –What was Africa like before the introduction of Islam? –What was Africa like before the introduction of Islam? ■ Do Now : –.What are the top 3 achievements of the Islamic Empire? Explain.

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■ EssentialQuestion:– WhatwasAfricalikebeforetheintroductionofIslam?– WhatwasAfricalikebeforetheintroductionofIslam?

■ DoNow:– .Whatarethetop3achievementsoftheIslamicEmpire?Explain.

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WhatisthegeographyofAfrica?HowmightthisgeographyimpactAfricans?

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GeographyofAfrica

Africa’sgeographywasverydiverse

&Africanslived

differentlybasedontheir

geography

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GeographyofAfrica

TheSaharaistheworld’slargestdesert&actedasabarriertoseparateNorthAfrica

fromsub-SaharanAfrica

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EarlySocietiesofAfrica

By750,NorthAfricanswerepartoftheIslamicEmpire,convertedtoIslam,&sharedArabicculture

EarlysocietiesofNorthAfricawereinfluencedby

MediterraneanculturessuchasthePhoenicians&

Romans

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EarlySocietiesofAfrica

AfricansocietiessouthoftheSaharawereisolated&

missedoutonthecultural

diffusionoftheClassicalEra

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HowdidearlypeopleinSub-SaharanAfricalive?

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CharacteristicsofSub-SaharanAfrica■ Whilethesocietiesofsub-SaharanAfricawerediverse,theysharedsomesimilarities:– Mostsocietieslivedinfarmingvillagesinfamily-basedclans– Fewsocietieshadwrittenlanguages;Historiesweresharedorallybystorytellers(griots)– Madeirontools

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CharacteristicsofAfrica■ Sub-Saharanpeoplewerepolytheistic:– Practicedanimism,areligioninwhichspiritsexistinnature&playaroleindailylife

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TheBantuMigration

Overthecourseof4,000years,Bantupeoplesofcentral

Africamigratedsouthinsearchoffarmland

TheseBantumigrationshelpedspreadnewfarming&ironworkingtechniques

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WhatfactorsshapedthecultureofEastAfrica?

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EastAfrica■ ThesocietiesofEastAfricanparticipatedintheIndianOceantradenetwork&wereshapedbyculturaldiffusion:– ThekingdomofAksumtradewithPersia,India,Arabia,&Rome;AksumbecameaChristiankingdom

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AksumChurch

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EastAfrica■ ArabmerchantsintroducedIslamtoEastAfricantradecities– ThemixofAfrican&ArabculturesledtoanewSwahililanguage– Townshadmosques&wereruledbyaMuslimsultan– Butmanypeoplekepttheirtraditionalreligiousbeliefs

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WhatfactorsshapedthecultureofWestAfrica?

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WestAfrica■ WestAfricawaswereshapedbythetrans-Saharantradenetwork:– WestAfricanshadlargedepositsofgold,butlackedsalt– Thegold-salttradeconnectedNorth&WestAfrica

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WestAfrica■ Thegold-salttradeincreasedculturaldiffusionwithMuslimmerchants:– IslamwasintroducedinWestAfrica&slowedgainedconverts– ManyAfricansblendedIslamwithanimismorneverconverted

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WestAfrica■ Thegold-salttradeledtowealth&empiresinWestAfrica– By800,Ghanabecameanempirebytaxingmerchants,buildingalargearmy,&conqueringsurroundingpeople– Ghanakingsservedasreligiousleaders,judges,&generals

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WestAfrica■ EventuallyGhanawasoverthrown&theMaliempireemerged– Mali’sKingSundiatatookovertheGhanakingdom&tradecitiesinWestAfrica– Sundiatacreatedanefficientgov’t,promotedfarming,&controlledtrade

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WestAfrica■ ThekingswhoruledMaliafterSundiataconvertedtoIslam■ ThemostimportantkingwasMansaMusa:– Hebuilta100,000manarmytokeepcontroloverMali– HedividedMaliintoprovincesruledbyappointedgovernors

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MansaMusaMansaMusawasadevoutMuslim&wentonahajjtoMeccain1324

MansaMusapassedoutgoldnuggetstothepeoplehemetalongtheway

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ThisisaEuropeanmapofAfrica.VerylittlewasknownaboutAfricabelowtheSahara,

butMansaMusaisonthemap.Basedonhisimageonthemap,whatdidEuropeansknowaboutMansaMusa?

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WestAfrica■ WhenhereturnedfromMecca,MansaMusabuiltmosquesthroughoutMali,includingTimbuktu– Thistradecityattractedscholars,doctors,religiousleaders– Ithadauniversity&becameanimportantcenterforlearning

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Timbuktu

DjenneMosque

University

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WestAfrica■ AfterMansaMusa,Malideclined&wasreplacedbySonghai– Kingsgainedcontroloftradecitiesalongthegold-saltroutes– SonghaigrewintothelargestoftheWestAfricanempires– Itsfallin1591endeda1,000yeareraofempiresinWestAfrica

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Conclusions■ Africansocietiesweretransformedbytwopowerfulforces:– Tradewithoutsiders– IntroductionofIslam


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