Chapter 25: Early-Modern Africa: Political-Economy society What major comparable social‚ political and economic institutions/ structures do you identify in early modern Africa? What major changes occurred in the state formation in Africa? Sub-Saharan African trade give rise to imperial states relying on resources from trade Exports: gold‚ ivory‚ and slaves Imports: textiles and spices Maritime trade gave rise to
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Between 1000-1700 world trade patterns changed due to the discovery of the Western Hemisphere‚ and the decline of the importance of land routes. However‚ one world trade aspect that stayed the same was the importance of the Indian Ocean Basin and the spices that were found there. One thing that significantly changed world trade was the addition of the Western Hemisphere. Nations in Europe created colonies in the Western Hemisphere to acquire natural resources like lumber‚ silver‚ and gold. Also
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even more. His grandson‚ Mansa Musa‚ has intrigued people for hundreds of years. His adventures are legendary! Mansa Musa loved knowledge and poetry. Under the direction of Mansa Musa‚ a university was built at Timbuktu‚ a city on the Trans-Sahara Trade Route‚ in ancient Mali. This university became a famous center of learning. People came from all over to study there. The various kingdoms in West Africa made very good trading partners. They each had something the other wanted. The north had
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300 A.D.‚ a new and powerful kingdom emerged in West Africa. This kingdom was known as Ghana. Between 300 and 1200 A.D.‚ Ghana controlled the export of salt and gold. They were also able to prosper from the collection of taxes on the many merchant caravans that traveled through their territory as they brought goods from one area to another. Ghana used to be called the Gold Coast. The name was changed to Ghana because it’s thought that the present day native’s ancestors were migrants from the ancient
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mostly region of mountains‚ savanna‚ desert‚ and forests. Here‚ it was the home of a rich diversity of people‚ including nomads‚ traders‚ farmers‚ and cattle herders. Depended much on the trans-Sahara trade‚ the Empire of Mali soon prospered. The Mali Empire was organized as staging posts in the long distance caravan trade and trading centers for the various West African products (Goucher‚ 234). The Mali Empire lasted from 1235 until about 1468. West African was the center of trading in this period
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1. What are the origins of the concepts of varna and jati‚ and why has the varna-jati system of social organization lasted so long? What social needs did they serve‚ and how are these social functions addressed in our culture? During the Vedic Age of Indian civilization‚ it is believed that after the collapse of the Indus Valley civilization some of the kinship groups and patriarchal families migrated into India. As some within the Aryas tribe (light-skinned) entered into the Ganges
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Tuareg PRONUNCIATION: TWAH-reg LOCATION: Saharan and Sahelian Africa (mostly Niger‚ Mali‚ Algeria‚ Libya‚ and Burkina Faso) POPULATION: About 1 million LANGUAGE: Tamacheq RELIGION: Islam‚ combined with traditional beliefs and practices 1 • INTRODUCTION The Tuareg are an Islamic African people. They are classified as seminomadic ‚ meaning that they travel with their herds on a seasonal basis but also have a home area where they grow some food crops. The Tuareg are best known for the men’s practice
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trade. Once Islam was founded‚ trade increased because Islam linked Swahili city-states to the larger Indian Ocean which was an important part of the trade routes between Africa and Eurasia. In the Southern reaches of the Swahili world the birth of Islam extended the impact of the Indian Ocean trade well into the African interior. Trans Saharan trade brought Islam into East Africa and introduced writing‚ enriched education and business‚ and caused a shift in political structures. The extraordinary
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Foundations 14% of the AP Exam Climate Climate has been a major factor in determining where people settled. Peopled settled in areas that has climates that would accommodate agriculture and livestock. Time Periods • The Paleolithic Age refers to about 12‚000 BC. During this time people were nomadic. • The Neolithic Age refers to the age from about 12‚000 BC to about 8000 BC. It is during this time that people settled in communities and civilization began to emerge. • River Valley Civilizations
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Table of contents Introduction…………………………………………………..3 African Traditional Religion……………………………….5 Christianity‚ Islam…………………………………………..6 Influences of Religion on African Culture……………….6 Conclusion……………………………………………………13 References…………………………………………………...14 Introduction Africa is a continent of diversity. In this diversity there are hundreds of tribes and communities each practicing its own culture and religion. It would be very
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