4/3:
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3/4:
● Islamic merchants
○ Main reason why islam spread so quickly
● Spread of faith
○ Merchants traded along the routes
○ First entered africa through north africa
■ Egypt, morocco, tunisia
○ Several leaders played significant role
■ Mansa sundiata
■ Mansa musa was grand nephew
● Revival and reform
○ New innovations and reform led to different movements
○ Creation of muslim states
● Sufism
○ Spiritual discipline of seeking enlightenment through rituals like poetry, dancing,
and reciting litanies
○ Many leaders believed to heal the ill with herbal medicines
○ Social and economic support
○ Sufi orders expanded toward northern africa
● European colonialism
○ European powers conquered some muslim political leaders and co opted others
2/28:
● Zimbabwe
○ Fine art craft
○ Long distance trade
○ Taxation from trade
○ Stone enclosures
2/26:
● Ability to trade
● Midterm paper
○ 6 pages double spaced
○ Topic from week 2-7
■ Misrepresentations and stereotypes
● What are some of the processes/actors that engage/involve in
creating the image of africa
, ● Media
● Colonial administrators
■ African geography
● How people overcome some of the challenges
● Nature of african soil
● Shifting cultivation
■ Legal elements of society
● Tradition of African systems pre colonialism
● How european influence legal systems
● Shift from compromise to punishment
● Comments about which one is more acceptable and why
■ Bantu migration
● Significance
● Iron smelting
● How they move
● Why they move
● Who they encounter
● What are the consequences
■ State and stateless societies
■ Things fall apart
■ Ancient African kingdoms
● Focus on one kingdom
● Axum, zimbabwe, ghana
○ Divided into 3 parts
■ Introductory
● What are you trying to do in the paper
● Write about _____
■ Body
● Include research
● Focus on point trying to highlight/identify
■ Conclusion
● Summarize what you said
● Come up with own critical position about the topic
● Raise questions for further research
● What is interesting
● Leave paper open
○ Citations
■ Consistent throughout
○ Outside sources
■ Want to see from powerpoint and textbook
●
3/4:
● Islamic merchants
○ Main reason why islam spread so quickly
● Spread of faith
○ Merchants traded along the routes
○ First entered africa through north africa
■ Egypt, morocco, tunisia
○ Several leaders played significant role
■ Mansa sundiata
■ Mansa musa was grand nephew
● Revival and reform
○ New innovations and reform led to different movements
○ Creation of muslim states
● Sufism
○ Spiritual discipline of seeking enlightenment through rituals like poetry, dancing,
and reciting litanies
○ Many leaders believed to heal the ill with herbal medicines
○ Social and economic support
○ Sufi orders expanded toward northern africa
● European colonialism
○ European powers conquered some muslim political leaders and co opted others
2/28:
● Zimbabwe
○ Fine art craft
○ Long distance trade
○ Taxation from trade
○ Stone enclosures
2/26:
● Ability to trade
● Midterm paper
○ 6 pages double spaced
○ Topic from week 2-7
■ Misrepresentations and stereotypes
● What are some of the processes/actors that engage/involve in
creating the image of africa
, ● Media
● Colonial administrators
■ African geography
● How people overcome some of the challenges
● Nature of african soil
● Shifting cultivation
■ Legal elements of society
● Tradition of African systems pre colonialism
● How european influence legal systems
● Shift from compromise to punishment
● Comments about which one is more acceptable and why
■ Bantu migration
● Significance
● Iron smelting
● How they move
● Why they move
● Who they encounter
● What are the consequences
■ State and stateless societies
■ Things fall apart
■ Ancient African kingdoms
● Focus on one kingdom
● Axum, zimbabwe, ghana
○ Divided into 3 parts
■ Introductory
● What are you trying to do in the paper
● Write about _____
■ Body
● Include research
● Focus on point trying to highlight/identify
■ Conclusion
● Summarize what you said
● Come up with own critical position about the topic
● Raise questions for further research
● What is interesting
● Leave paper open
○ Citations
■ Consistent throughout
○ Outside sources
■ Want to see from powerpoint and textbook
