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States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa

States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Bantu Migrations and Spread of Agriculture Migration from southeast Asia in the 1 st century CE. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Agriculture fueled population growth 400 BCE: 3.5 million

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States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa

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  1. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa

  2. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Bantu Migrations and Spread of Agriculture • Migration from southeast Asia in the 1st century CE

  3. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Agriculture fueled population growth • 400 BCE: 3.5 million • 1st century CE: 11 million • 800 CE: 17 million • 1000: 22 million

  4. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Bantu political organization • Family • Village • Tensions within growing population

  5. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Rise of kingdoms in sub-Saharan Africa • Emerged around 1000 CE • Kingdoms of Ife and Benin • Kingdom of Kongo (1300s-1600s)

  6. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Rise of West African Kingdoms • Impact of Islam • Trans-Saharan Trade • Kingdom of Ghana (11th to 13th century)

  7. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Kingdom of Ghana • Gold Trade • Imports • Capital at Koumbi-Saleh

  8. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Kingdom of Ghana • Impact of Islam • Decline of Kingdom of Ghana

  9. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Mali Empire (13th to 15th century) • Established by Prince Sundiata (r. 1230-1255) • Center of trans-Saharan trade

  10. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Mali Empire • Mansa Musa (r. 1312-1337) • Decline

  11. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • East Africa • Swahili

  12. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • East Africa • East Indian trade • Established city-states

  13. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Zimbabwe • Impact of Islam

  14. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • African Society • Complex social structures in the cities • Gender roles • Roles based on age • Slavery

  15. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Religion • Diversity • Early monotheism • Ancestor Worship

  16. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Arrival of Christianity • Through Egypt in the 1st century • Kingdom of Axum

  17. States and Societies in Sub-Saharan Africa • Arrival of Islam • Attractive to ruling elites • Islam blended with local traditions

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