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Section 3: East Africa’s Great Trading Centers

Section 3: East Africa’s Great Trading Centers. Agenda. Tuesday: Aksum, Lalibela Wednesday: Kilwa , Zimbabwe (4 Chart homework) Thursday: Current Events in Africa Friday: Finish Current Events. Aksum, A Center of Trade and Christianity. Aksum. City located in the mountains

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Section 3: East Africa’s Great Trading Centers

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  1. Section 3: East Africa’s Great Trading Centers

  2. Agenda • Tuesday: Aksum, Lalibela • Wednesday: Kilwa, Zimbabwe (4 Chart homework) • Thursday: Current Events in Africa • Friday: Finish Current Events

  3. Aksum, A Center of Trade and Christianity • Aksum • City located in the mountains • Controlled trading port at Adulis • Conquered much of modern Ethiopia and Southwestern Arabia • Grew in strength and wealth

  4. Traded as far as India • Not just goods, beliefs and ideas as well • One of main goods Aksum controlled • Elephant tusks • Used for carving • Trade • Ivory

  5. Learned about Christianity • Became Christian himself • Made Christianity religion of his kingdom • Most people under Aksum’s rule converted to Christianity • Controlled major trade routes linking Africa to Europe and Asia for several hundred years • King Ezana A.D. 300s • Aksum

  6. Muslims fought with rulers of Aksum for control of Red Sea trade routes • Muslimsconquered coastal ports • Conquest of coast ended trade for Aksum • Aksum lost its power and wealth • Fall of Aksum A.D. 600s

  7. Lalibela • Christian kings built churches and monasteries • Moved around kingdom instead of building capitol • Lived in royal tents with hundreds of citizens and servants • After Aksum’s fall from power • Kings

  8. Remained Christian • Converted to Islam • Little direct contact with other Christians • Churchgoers rested their foreheads against outside wall of church and kiss it to show respect • Present-Day Ethiopia • Neighboring lands • Ethiopians • Traditions/Unique Christian customs

  9. Had his people build new churches • Not from ground up • Carved churches from solid red rock • Flat rooftops were level with surrounding land • STILL USED TODAY! • King Lalibela A.D. 1200 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sh18WnO3cK0#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI4N0KrDjLg

  10. DO NOW: Review your notes/what you read in section 3 for homework. What might this be? Where is it found?

  11. Facts about Christianity • Christian Beliefs • Jesus Christ is the Son of God. • God sent his Son to earth to save humanity from the consequences of its sins. • Jesus gave his life on the Cross and rose from the dead on the third day (the Resurrection). • There is only one God, but there are three elements to this one God: • God the Father • God the Son • The Holy Spirit • Christians worship in churches. • Their spiritual leaders are called priests or ministers. • The Christian holy book is the Bible, and consists of the Old and New Testaments. • Christian holy days such as Easter and Christmas are important milestones

  12. Venn Diagram: Islam vs Christianity CHRISTIANITY ISLAM Compare and contrast Islam and Christianity. Use your notes from today and the video we watched of Islam. Have at least 5 CONTRASTS for each religion and 4 COMPARISONS.

  13. Today’s Agenda • T-Notes • Venn Diagram (Christianity and Islam) • People of South Africa Read Aloud • Reflection • Discussion of culture and people

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