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Africa and the Arrival of Islam

Africa and the Arrival of Islam. Mr. Millhouse AP World History Fall 2008. African states 600-1450. The Swahili States. Founded by Bantu settlers in 1 st millennium CE Islamic merchants settle in coastal villages Swahili culture emerges by 13 th century

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Africa and the Arrival of Islam

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  1. Africa and the Arrival of Islam Mr. Millhouse AP World History Fall 2008

  2. African states 600-1450

  3. The Swahili States • Founded by Bantu settlers in 1st millennium CE • Islamic merchants settle in coastal villages • Swahili culture emerges by 13th century • Major role in Indian Ocean trade network • Trade raw materials for Indian, Islamic, & Chinese luxuries

  4. Great Zimbabwe • Dominates central Africa from 9th-16th centuries • Built massive stone enclosures (zimbabwe) • Supplied gold to the Swahili coast • Declined due to internal divisions by the 16th century

  5. Trans-Saharan Trade • 300 C.E. camels replaced horses and donkeys as transport animals • Speeds travel across the Sahara • Trade in gold, salt, and ivory flourishes • Islam arrives in 7th century

  6. Rise of Sudanic States • Trans-Saharan trade led to the rise of the kingdoms in the Sudan • Common characteristics • Led by patriarch or council of elders • Based upon ethnic core • Rulers were considered sacred • Islam reinforced kingship

  7. Kingdom of Ghana (750-1076) • Used territorial expansion to control Trans-Saharan trade routes • Trade led urbanization • Kings converted to Islam by the 10th century • Did not force upon others • Nomadic raids from the Sahara weakened Ghana in the early 13th century Salt Mines Gold Mines

  8. Kingdom of Mali (1230-1620) • Malinke people created an empire in the early 13th century • Sundiata “the Lion Prince” • Agriculture, with the gold trade, was the base of the economy • Mansa Musa’s hajj in the 14th century became legendary

  9. Mansa Musa’s Pilgrimage

  10. Malinke Economy • Most of the people were rural farmers • Small farms owned by families • A special merchant class, called the juula, controlled trade • Slave trade became common after the Islamic conquest of North Africa • High demand for women and children • Estimated 4.8 million slaves over 700 years

  11. Malinke Society & Culture • Formation of the kingdom heightened social differences • Society was organized according to clans • Many societies were matrilineal • Women enjoyed more freedom than most Eurasian cultures • Polygamy was common

  12. Malinke Culture • Large portions of the population did not convert to Islam • Many converts maintained some of their old beliefs • History maintained by oral historian called griots Drawing of a Malinke Griot

  13. Djenne & Timbuktu • Timbuktu was famous for its library and university • Djenne was famous for The Great Mosque • Largest adobe building in the world Madrasa Sankore in Timbuktu

  14. Songhai Empire (1340-1591) • From the early 15th to the late 16th century, Songhai was one of the largest African empires in history • Founded by Sunni Ali and expanded by Askia Muhammad the Great • Conquered by Moroccans, with muskets, in 1591

  15. Kingdom of Benin • City-state established by the Edo peoples in the 15th century • Known for its bronze and ivory sculptures • Portuguese were impressed by Benin City and the quality of Benin’s artwork

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