1. Both Christians & Muslims share what belief in God One god omnipotent 2. Buddhist religious statues found in China are examples of what? Cultural Diffusion 3. The Code of Hammurabi illustrates the laws of Babylonian society were influenced by lex talionis and what? Social Class structure – social inequalities 4. What of the following contributed to the fall of both the western Roman and the Han? Invasion by barbarian & borderland tribes (Huns‚ Visigoths‚ Vandals) 5. Graph 6. Describe
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part from them‚ and both they and I were afflicted with sorrow.” He travelled to Mecca overland‚ following the North African coast across the sultanates of Abd al-Wadid and Hafsid. The route took him through Tlemcen‚ Béjaïa‚ and then Tunis‚ where he stayed for two months. For safety‚ he usually joined a caravan to reduce the risk of an attack by wandering Arab Bedouin. Ibn Battuta then arrived at the port of
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The Silk Road was an European/Asian trade route that helped The Romes expand their Empire and spread European culture into Asia. It stretched 4‚000 miles from China to Rome and down into Africa. The routes connected China to India‚ Persia‚ Arabia‚ Greece‚ Africa‚ and the Roman Empire. Some routes were on land and some routes were on the sea. The routes on land were very rugged‚ barren terrain where many bandit attacks took place
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Songhai‚ Africa The Songhai Empire‚ also known as the Songhay Empire‚ was a state located in western Africa. From the early 15th to the late 16th century‚ Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history. This empire bore the same name as its leading ethnic group‚ the Songhai. Its capital was the city of Gao‚ where a Songhai state had existed since the 11th century. Its base of power was on the bend of the Niger River in present day Niger and Burkina Faso. The Songhai state has existed
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Cultural Diffusion and its Influence on Europe and Sub Saharan Africa Both Europe and Sub Saharan Africa was and still is a melting pot consisted of a blend of races and cultures that has integrated into a cohesive whole. Take The Melting Pot restaurant as an example; The rich blend of the chocolate sauces can resemble a specific culture such as strawberry‚ white‚ dark‚ raspberry‚ etcetera‚ but when they are mixed together‚ the melting pot creates a swirl that symbolizes the blending of one culture
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Comparing Western and Eastern African Kingdoms The two sides of the African continent‚ involved in two separate economic spheres‚ were bound to produce differences between their complex societies. The influence of the trade networks varied‚ however they both feature a relationship between political and social organizations. Religion played an important part in the kingdoms as well. While the west formed royal administrations under the Islamic religion‚ and the eastern city states also favored Islam
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section of Asia that was under their rule‚ permitting European merchants‚ craftsmen‚ and envoys to journey as far as China for the first time. Asian goods reached Europe along the caravan trails (earlier known as the "Silk Roads")‚ and the ensuing European demand for these products eventually inspired the search for a sea route to Asia. Thus‚ it could be said that the Mongol invasions indirectly led to Europe’s "Age of Exploration" in the 15th century. SUPPORT WITH
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Saladin or Salah al-Din‚ or Salahuddin Al-Ayyubi (Arabic: صلاح الدين الأيوبي‚ Kurdish: صلاح الدین ایوبی) (solaah-hud-deen al-ayoobi) (c. 1138 - March 4‚ 1193) was a twelfth century Kurdish Muslim general and warrior from Tikrit‚ in present day northern Iraq. He founded the Ayyubid dynasty of Egypt‚ Syria‚ Yemen (except
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600-1450 C.E. 27. Where and when did the Kush and Axum civilizations develop‚ and what were their major industries for trade? The Kush and Axum civilizations developed to the south of Egypt in the upper reaches of the Nile river. Kush developed at about the same time as ancient Egypt‚ and at one point around 750 B.C.E. actually conquered it. Less than a hundred years later‚ however‚ Kush retreated southward back to its capital at Meroe‚ where it became the center of ironworks and trade. After the
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Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 study guide Chapter 3 1. Early agricultural Society in Africa Climatic change and the Development of Agriculture in Africa After last ice age‚ Sahara desert- grassy‚ lakes Humans hunt cattle‚ collect wild grains‚ fish East Sudan- people eventually domesticated cattle‚ establish permanent settlements‚ cultivate sorghum (grain) West Sudan- cultivate yam Agriculture success- Sudanic form monarchies ruled by kings Buried kings and executed royal servants- meet king’s
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