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Accelerated World History October 20, 2015

Warm Up – October 20, 2015 Write three facts you want to know about Africa.

Agenda Unit 3 Pretest Intro to Africa Guided Readings for Unit 3 Reminders: Check the website for updates and new guided readings.

Essential Question Why do we know so little about Africa?

Characteristics of Africa Sub-Saharan people were polytheistic: Practiced animism, a religion in which spirits exist in nature & play a role in daily life

The Bantu Migration Over the course of 4,000 years, Bantu peoples of central Africa migrated south in search of farmland These Bantu migrations helped spread new farming & ironworking techniques

Bantu Languages Many modern-day African languages can be traced back to the Bantu All these words mean “people” in the given language Mod LangWordMod LangWordMod LangWord DualabatoMongoBantoRwandaabantu FangbotBushongBaatShonaVanhu TiobaaruLubabantuHereroabandhu Kongobantu

What factors shaped the culture of East Africa?

East Africa The societies of East African participated in the Indian Ocean trade network & were shaped by cultural diffusion: The kingdom of Aksum trade with Persia, India, Arabia, & Rome; Aksum became a Christian kingdom

Aksum Church

East Africa Arab merchants introduced Islam to East African trade cities The mix of African & Arab cultures led to a new Swahili language Towns had mosques & were ruled by a Muslim sultan But many people kept their traditional religious beliefs

What factors shaped the culture of West Africa?

West Africa West Africa was were shaped by the trans- Saharan trade network: West Africans had large deposits of gold, and traded it for salt The gold-salt trade connected North & West Africa

West Africa The gold-salt trade increased cultural diffusion with Muslim merchants: Islam was introduced in West Africa & slowly gained converts

West Africa The gold-salt trade led to wealth & empires in West Africa By 800, Ghana became an empire by taxing merchants, building a large army, & conquering surrounding people

Ghana Gold!

West Africa Eventually Ghana was overthrown by Muslims & the Mali empire emerged Mali’s King Sundiata took over the Ghana kingdom & trade cities in West Africa Sundiata created an efficient gov’t, promoted farming, & controlled trade

West Africa The most important Mali king was Mansa Musa: He built a 100,000 man army to keep control over Mali He divided Mali into provinces ruled by appointed governors

Mansa Musa Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim & went on a hajj to Mecca in 1324 Mansa Musa passed out gold nuggets to the people he met along the way

Mansa Musa

This is a European map of Africa. Very little was known about Africa below the Sahara, but Mansa Musa is on the map. Based on his image on the map, what did Europeans know about Mansa Musa?

West Africa When he returned from Mecca, Mansa Musa built mosques throughout Mali, including Timbuktu This trade city established a university and became a center for learning.

Timbuktu Djenne Mosque University

West Africa After Mansa Musa, Mali declined & was replaced by Songhai Kings gained control of trade cities along the gold-salt routes Songhai grew into the largest of the West African empires Its fall in 1591 ended a 1,000 year era of empires in West Africa

Conclusions African societies were transformed by two powerful forces: Trade with outsiders Introduction of Islam