Madeline Sayre Black Studies 49A- MIESCHER Wednesday 12 pm 3-12-13 In the novel Segu‚ Maryse Conde beautifully constructs personal and in depth images of African history through the use of four main characters that depict the struggles and importance of family in what is now present day Mali. These four characters and also brothers‚ by the names of Tiekoro‚ Siga‚ Naba‚ and Malobali are faced with a world changing around their beloved city of Bambara with new customs of the Islamic religion
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Although some may argue that religion has been a dividing force in the past‚ faith and beliefs have brought people together for centuries‚ and therefore religion has been a unifying force in history. For any religion to successfully unite large groups of people‚ it has to have an appealing system of beliefs‚ and both Islam and Christianity have this trait. Islam was originally founded by the Prophet Muhammad in about 622 C.E. He taught that there was only one God‚ Allah. His beliefs and teachings
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Often‚ achievements of older civilizations are lost in the shadows of their successors. Such is the case with the early civilizations and people of Africa. Before Europe stepped in‚ they were a quite advanced‚ flourishing continent by themselves. They had their own trade routes and systems‚ enormous wealth‚ as well as a great lack of corruption alongside an abundance of generosity‚ and were also advanced in the way of knowledge‚ even valuing it above other resources. Africa had quite advanced trade
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In 1492‚ West African societies are currently under Songhai rule‚ but Sonni Ali is dying and Askia Mohammed is going into rule gaining everything left from Sonni Ali‚ including Timbuktu. Timbuktu was the trading and cultural center for the Mali. Askia Mohammed is focused predominantly on expansion of the empire through strengthening Muslim ties and reforming government‚ banking‚ and education. European societies discussed in these sections include Spain‚ Portugal‚ France‚ and England. Spain‚ Portugal
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Science & Mathematics in Medieval Islamic Cultures Introduction: There were astonishing (surprising) achievements by Muslim scholars (people who study‚ students) and scientists during the period from approximately 750 to 1050 A.D. This period is called a "Golden Age" of the Islamic World. Great advances were made in the Abbasid Islamic Empire (with its capital in Baghdad) even up to 1258 when the Mongols invaded the empire and destroyed its capital. Great achievements also continued in Muslim Spain
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tea * Trade to show off China’s wealth and power * Traded with West Asia and Europe along the silk route * Brought goods back from exotic places visited | * Gold and salt trade * Huge caravans regularly crossed the Sahara desert. * Timbuktu and Goa became large commercial centres of these routes | * Export of agricultural products * Shipbuilding – key industry (Europeans bought from them) * Private trading – voyagers to East Africa‚ Europe etc… * China was an important trading
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the Mali and Songhai rulers were devout Muslims who sought to spread Islam. Theme 4: Creation‚ Expansion‚ and Interaction of Economic Systems The flourishing of Indian Ocean and Trans-Saharan trade networks created many new cities‚ including Timbuktu and city-states of Swahili. As Islam spread and African states became more centralized‚ trade flourished since Africa was rich with resources such as gold. Africans as intermediaries of Indian‚ Persian‚ Arab‚ and Chinese merchants helped wealth and
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The Rise of Islam in Post-Classical Africa Prior to the arrival of Islam‚ Africa existed mainly as stateless societies which had strong political power residing in ruling families‚ while keeping connections to other societies through the use of a common language and religious beliefs. The connections allowed for trading between stateless societies‚ meaning that by the post-classical period‚ Islam was able to spread through the use of established trade routes. Throughout post-classical Africa‚ the
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Our Roles in Society I believe that everyone has a role to play in the advancement and development of our society. Not everyone has the same part to play‚ but ultimately every individual has a purpose in this world‚ and by everyone coming together in unity‚ fulfilling their role‚ this society will become an even better place to live in. A few examples of this would be in Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have a Dream Speech” and in the book “Night” by Elie Wiesel. In King’s “I have a Dream Speech” he speaks
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written form are abundant‚ namely in north Africa‚ the Sahel regions of west Africa and on the Swahili coast. From Timbuktu alone‚ there are an estimated 300‚000 or more manuscripts tucked away in various libraries and private collections‚[6] mostly written in Arabic but some in the native languages (namely Fula and Songhai).[7] Many were written at the famous University of Timbuktu. The material covers a wide array of topics‚ including Astronomy‚ Poetry‚ Law‚ History‚ Faith‚ Politics‚ and Philosophy
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