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Aim: How did Islam Influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam Answer the following questions: What are the

Aim: How did Islam Influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam Answer the following questions: What are the five Pillars of Islam? Who is Mohammad? What is the name of the sacred book of the Islamic faith? What is the term used for God in the Islamic religion?

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Aim: How did Islam Influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam Answer the following questions: What are the

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  1. Aim: How did Islam Influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam Answer the following questions: What are the five Pillars of Islam? Who is Mohammad? What is the name of the sacred book of the Islamic faith? What is the term used for God in the Islamic religion? Homework: You are a professor of religion at a major American University. Today is the first day of your course entitled “Religion helped shape the African way of life”. Write a short speech explaining the title of your course. Aim: How did Islam influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam

  2. Answers • Five Pillars: pray 5 times a day, fasting, giving to the poor, make one trip to Mecca, strong faith in God. • Mohummad is the founder of the Islamic faith. • The Quran • Allah Aim: How did Islam influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam

  3. Important People • Mansa Musa • Expands Mali • Muslim • Ruled from 1312 to 1332 • Skilled military ruler • Controlled the salt/gold trade • Put down many rebellions • Had a 100,000 man army • Divided his empire into provinces with appointed governors. • Timbuktu became the most important cities in Africa Aim: How did Islam influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam

  4. Mansa Musa Aim: How did Islam influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam

  5. Important people • Ibn Battuta • Native of Tangier • He traveled for 27 years • Devout Muslim • Impressed by Mali’s justice system Aim: How did Islam influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam

  6. Primary Source from Ibn Butta • They are seldom unjust, and have a greater abhorrence of injustice than any other people. Their sultan shows no mercy to anyone who is guilty of the least act of it. There is complete security in their country. Neither traveler nor inhabitant in it has anything to fear from robbers. • What can we learn about Mali from this quote? Aim: How did Islam influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam

  7. Where in the World is Ibn Battuta? Aim: How did Islam influence life in West Africa? Do Now: Review of Islam

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