Dar al-Islam
Arabic term referring to the "house of peace" and lands under Islamic rule.
What is "Dar al-Islam"?
Most of sub-Saharan Africa did not adopt centralized governments. Rather, they organized themselves in ____-based networks.
What is kin?
Religion that spread to the Swahili coast, aiding trade
What is Islam?
14th century Muslim trader who traveled with an adviser kept a record of his travels through Dar al-Islam and expressed displeasure of the syncretic nature of Islam
Who is Ibn Battuta?
Name for the traditional storytellers in African society.
What are griots?
Group of Africans who migrated to the eastern coast of Africa- bringing agriculture, cattle herding and iron metallury
Who are the Bantu?
The period of the Islamic Golde Age. (Centuries)
What are the 8th to 13th centuries?
The introduction of this technology allowed for an increased amount of goods to be transferred in Trans-Saharan trade.
What is the camel saddle?
Location of the House of Wisdom, the intellectual center where scholars could study ancient texts and apply their learning to the world around them.
Where is Baghdad?
In Swahili, a syncretic language was formed that blended traditional Bantu language with...
What is Arabic?
Who are the Sufis?
Wealthy and generous emperor Musa of the West African empire of Mali.
Who is Mansa Musa?
A Sunni empire that emerged from Turkish warriors in the Central Asian steppes and gained control of both Jerusalem and Palestine.
What is the Seljuk Empire?
Name of the Lion Prince who built the Mali empire and ruled from 1230 to 1255
Who is Sundiata?
Three main trading products of East African city-states.
What are gold, iron, and ivory?
This Islamic empire is characterized by an unbroken line of caliphs for over three centuries, consolidation of Islamic rule, and cultivation of great intellectual and cultural developments in the Middle East during the Golden Age of Islam.
What is the Abbasid empire?
Name of at least 1 important Swahili city-state.
What is (Kilwa, Mozambique, or Sofala)?