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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE. EUROCENTRIC CONCEPTION AFROCENTRICITY. FOUR LANGUAGE FAMILIES. Niger- C ongo-largest group Nilo-saharan-sudanic languages Afro-asiatic –Hausa , Somali Khoisan-kalahari. GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS. EAST,WEST,SOUTH,NORTH AND CENTRAL REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE EUROCENTRIC CONCEPTION AFROCENTRICITY
FOUR LANGUAGE FAMILIES • Niger-Congo-largest group • Nilo-saharan-sudanic languages • Afro-asiatic –Hausa, Somali • Khoisan-kalahari
GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS • EAST,WEST,SOUTH,NORTH AND CENTRAL • REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE • REGIONAL TRADE • TRADE ACROSS AFRICA • AREAS- MEDITERANEAN,EUROPE,ARABIA,PERSIA • MEANS OF TRANSPORT-CAMEL • SAHARA-SAHEL-SAVANNAH
PEOPLE INVOLVED • MUSLIMS AND ARABS-NORTH AFRICA • BERBER DESERT TRIBES-TUAREGS,SANHAJA • BANTU PEOPLE OF SAVANNAH,-SONINKE • ITEMS OF TRADE-NORTH AFRICA • CAMELS,HENNA,HORSES,SWORDS • FROM MEDITERRANEAN • TEXTILE,SATIN,SILK,PAPER,NIDDLES • SAHARA-SALT,DATES,COPPER
ITEMS OF TRADE • FROM SAVANNAH • GOLD,KOLANUTS,SLAVES,DRIED FISH,HIDES • IVORY,IRON • RESULTS • CONTACT WITH OUTSIDE WOLD • RISE OR COMMERCIAL TOWNS • RISE OF KINGDOMS • SPREAD OF ISLAM
RESULTS • RISE OF PROFESSIONAL TRADERS • WANGARA, DYULLA • WEALTH AND PROSPERITY • SOCIAL DIFFERENTIATION • WARS TO CONTROL TRADE ROUTES • DEATHS