Islam: ✲ The circle of life ✲
African Kingdoms:✲ the start of something new✲
Islam: ✲back to the future✲
✲African Trading Kingdoms✲ ♛
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true or false The definition of extended families is connected to Muslim societies
false ✎
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What was a Griot?
Griots were verbal record keepers Memorized all the important events that occurred in a village as well as folk lords
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Who contributed to the spread of ideas and advances? 6
Greeks▲Egyptians▲Chinese▲Arabs▲Persians▲Turks
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Who was at the center of the trans-Saharan trade and what did this do for the people?
Ghana was at the center of the trans-saharan trade which led to them having great wealth. This wealth led to them expanding and growing richer.
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What is the definition of tribute?
Tribute: A payment made by one ruler or country to another for protection or as a sign of submission.
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true or false Women were given more rights and were allowed to translate text to other countries in the Muslim society then in other societies.
Truth !!
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In Ghana, how did the royal inheritance process work?
The royal inheritance was matrilineal, which means that it was traced through women’s bloodlines rather than men’s.
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How did Muslims divide their hospitals? How does this relate to modern day?
Quarantined based on diseases, in modern day hospitals have different sections for different treatment plans of different diseases
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What was taxed in the processes of trading? who taxed the people?
Ghana was the middleman, therefore taxing the goods when they entered or exited
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Which were the 3 main Kingdoms?
The three kingdoms that arose were Ghana, Songhai and Mali.
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When and where did Muslims discover paper?How did it spread throughout countries?
Around 750 and in Central Asia Ideas like the invention of paper was spread by trade routes and when people traveled they copied the books which held all of the achievement
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The invention of what material allowed farmers to grow food more efficiently and what effect did this have on the people?
The invention of iron tools allowed farmers to grow food more efficiently, which allowed people to engage in other activities
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What idea did Muslim physicians develop?
Diseases are transmitted through tiny air born organisms.
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Why did the kingdoms develop in certain areas?
-geography -natural protection -situated directly in the middle of the places that were trading - hide the location of gold
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How did Ghana fall ?☟
Ghana fell as population grew and a rival Kingdom took over Kumbi using this as an advantage.
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What is Baghdad? How does it effect the people?
-Was the the major center of learning. It's location was a crossroads of trade routes connecting distant parts of the empire, this caused the need for education and the reason why many people wanted to learn more.
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What are at least 5 things most commonly traded in the ancient city of Jennejeno?
copper▲rice▲iron▲gold▲salt▲catfish▲onions
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What caused the spread of the Islamic religion and the spread of different ideas?
Trading vast ideas quickly spread as well as Islamic believes and many ideas improved conditions in other places
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What did North Africa and West Africa trade?why?
West Africa trades gold and North Africa traded salt in return. since the location of West Africa is in a dry place the body loses salt faster through the sweat glands , to balance this out more salt need to be taken in.Gold was appealing to the eye, was rare, and in all signified wealth.
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How were Islamic civilization able to make allies?
They were opened to new ideas and respected different beliefs. many other societies fascinated by their achievements and wanted to learn more
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What are the five pillars of Islam and what do they consist of?
It is the foundation for the life of a Muslim. testimony of faith prayers 5 times a day giving Zakat (charity) fasting the month of Ramadan the pilgrimage to Makkah
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Why were most early societies in West Africa family based? (3)How did this contribute to the kingdoms?
- for protection -hunting - do things faster - people tended to trade with other small societies this lead to more communication which caused the start of centers of trade and bigger societies which later grew into kingdoms. - the wealth allowed for more trade
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What were some important Islamic achievements? Why were the Muslims able to make such great contributions and how did these contributions impact the world?
They wanted to learn more about the world and they wanted to expand their knowledge. they also wanted to find ways to make everyday activities easier. they were curious about how certain things worked. -calligraphy: it is used for creating beautiful works of art or decorating buildings, used all over the world -algebra: used for educational purposes, creation of buildings, numerals -medical advances: invention of hospitals, natural remedies, ideas about diseases and surgeries (guidelines) -compass/maps/astrolabe: it helped travelers not get lost as well as find their way: easier way to explore more -camera lens and how the eyes really work: we take pictures and show proof with photography and knowing about the human eyes lead to inventions of glasses to help people see better -architecture/ geometric figures: beautiful designs on buildings all over the world
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How did early societies of West Africa develop? How has trade impacted the development of these kingdoms?
They started of as small family based communities that the became villages, the cities, then developed into kingdoms. Many people traded resources, this caused a bigger movement of trade between countries, spread of ideas that ultimately improved the lifestyles of many, increased space for improvement, and made kingdoms grow in population.
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When and who became the first West African leader to practice Islam devotedly?
✓ 1312, Mansa Musa became the first West African leader to practice Islam devotedly.
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