The history of Africa and the Mali kingdoms is passed on to us through the oral accounts of the African griots and also through the written history of the Arab historians. Comparing the different approaches and views of the Arab historians to the African traditionalist of Sundiata‚ we see there are many similarities and differences between the two. With respect to the political‚ economic‚ and social aspects of the kingdoms‚ the epic of Sundiata portrays the Mali kingdoms through a story of a rising
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Sundiata was not a self-absorbed person‚ when even at an early age‚ “malicious tongues began to blab. What three-year-old has not yet taken his first steps (p.15)?” Early on in his life Sundiata showed his since of concern for others when he sees his mother distraught other being slight by Sassouma‚ Sundiata says‚ “mother‚ what’s the matter (p.19)?” When Sundiata makes up his mind to overcome his problem of not walking‚ and should feel triumphant and celebrator by focusing on what everyone will
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Would you travel for many months and miles for your religion? Millions of Muslims every year travel to Mecca the birthplace of their religion. Mansa Musa was the king of Mali and was also one of the richest people in Africa at the time and he wanted to show off and make trades to northern parts of Africa while on his Hajj to Mecca. On his Hajj to Mecca Mansa Musa traveled to Taghaza and Tuwat Oasis as well as purposely brought 24‚000 pounds of gold and 60‚000 (Document A) to help him trade
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Mansa Musa was a very rich man‚ he made his journey to Mecca on his Hajj for religious sake only or did he? Was he in it for the popularity? Mansa Musa went on his Hajj for popularity more than religious reasons. He brought thousands of pounds of gold‚ went to places in complete other directions‚ and he went to a village with nothing but slaves and salt. Mansa Musa made his Hajj not just for the religious sake‚ but for the popularity too. A example of this is the total amount of gold 24‚000
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Timbuktu was and still is located in Mali‚ Africa. It served its importance in 1300-1600 BCE. through scholars‚ trade‚ and architectural achievements. The importance of scholars‚ wealth‚ trade and architectural achievements‚ along with the influential people made Timbuktu one of the most important cities in the post-classical world. One of the scholars at this time was Al-Rahman‚ who was an Arab scholar who visited Timbuktu. He found that scholars of Timbuktu were more knowledgeable in Islamic teachings
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The ancient empire‚ Benin‚ became civilized because of record keeping on trade‚ the developed complex institutions and the leadership specialized workers. The Benin empire rose to power back in the 13th century‚ to about 15th century. The empire quickly became successful due to the modern trade routes. “...they became very wealthy by trading conquered people to the Portuguese as slaves in exchange for such manufactured European products as firearms‚ textiles‚ glass‚ and beads” (Hackey). Records were
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beginnings‚ the Islamic Empire established itself as a rival to the Byzantine Empire‚ capturing a large portion of Byzantine-controlled territory within the first few decades of its inception. In three or four paragraphs‚ compare and contrast the societies of the Byzantines and the Muslims in ONE of the following areas: politics‚ economics/trade‚ social structure/culture‚ religion. Why were the Muslims initially so successful in capturing territory from the Byzantine Empire? Why were they unable
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is Sundiata Keita‚ born in 1217 CE in Niani‚ Guinea. Sundiata was the founder of the Mali empire in western Africa‚ he is still regarded today as the great Magical-king and a national hero. After becoming king‚ Sundiata would affect many thing’s throughout Mali’s history from it’s geography to it’s science‚ technology‚ and culture. Many of these things he affected still have an influence on the country of Mali today. Sundiata’s road to becoming king was a difficult one as he struggled with a
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religion. Another kingdom that was established in Africa was The Kingdom of Mali‚ According to Brown’s 2008 studies for The University of North Carolina Pembroke‚ Mali took over the Kingdom of Ghana which was to be the protector of trade routes‚ it also formed foundations that were remaining from its predecessors. Around the 11th century‚ the rulers decided to convert to Islam. One of the important rulers of The Kingdom of Mali was Sundiata‚ he ruled the kingdom from 1230 to 1255. Sundiata expanded the
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was developed by Europeans during the Age of Imperialism. African kingdoms were some of the wealthiest empires known at their time. Most of these empires dominated gold and salt mines. Also‚ they relied heavily on trade with Arabs and Indians. The kingdoms of Mali‚ Ghana‚ and the Eastern city states‚ were some of the most powerful kingdoms during their reign. One could tell that the Ghana empire was full of riches because their king was called the King of the Gold. The Ghana kingdom was brought
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