1. CHAPTER 13 African Societies and the Impact of Islam, 1500 B.C.E. – 1500 B.C.E. Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

2. 1. Africa Before Islam A. Early African History B. The Bantu Migrations: Cohesion in Diversity 1. Bantu migrations 2. Bantu society 3. Islamic connections C. Regional Cultural Adaptations 1. Geography and climate Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

3. 1. Africa Before Islam (cont’d) D. Clans and Kingdoms 1. Clans 2. Polygamy E. African Traditional Religion 1. African polytheism F. Early African Culture 1. Religion and culture Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

4. 2. Islamic Africa and Spain: Commercial and Cultural Networks A. Islamic North Africa 1. Isolation 2. Arab invasion B. Cosmopolitan Umayyad Spain 1. Islamic conquest 2. Cultural blending 3. Cultural achievements 4. The Caliphate of Córdoba Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

5. 2. Islamic Africa and Spain: Commercial and Cultural Networks (cont’d) C. Fatimid Egypt 1. The Shi’ite Fatimids 2. Fatimid rule 3. Decline and defeat Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

6. 3. Trade Across the Sahara A. Early Saharan Trade 1. Camels and trade B. Islam’s Interaction with West Africa 1. Commercial and cultural networks 2. Consequences of trans-Saharan trade Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

7. 4. West African Kingdoms: Ghana and Mali A. The Conversion of Ghana 1. Gold, salt, and Islam 2. The Almoravids and the conversion of Ghana 3. Decline B. Islamic Mali, 1200 – 1450 1. Mali emerges as Ghana’s successor 2. Mansa Musa Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

8. 5. Ethiopia’s Christian Kingdom A. Christian Ethiopia 1. Conversion 2. Commerce 3. Resistance to Islamic expansion Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

9. 6. The City-States of East Africa A. Development of a Bantu-Arab Culture 1. Settlement and cultural blending 2. The Indian Ocean community B. East and West Africa Compared 1. Economic divergence 2. Slavery Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.

10. 7. The Bantu Connection: Central and Southern Africa A. The Bantu Influence 1. Central Africa 2. Southern Africa B. Great Zimbabwe Copyright © 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458. All rights reserved.