Blast from the Past
Name all three transregional trade networks
Trans-Saharan, Indian Ocean, Silk Roads
Whose story was the basis for a number of contemporary legends with people like Simba and T'challa?
Sundiata, the Lion King
He got in zero fights, but boy was he scared /
that he wouldn't take a trip /
to lands of his forebears
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
What one does to become a Muslim:
Shahada (The declaration of faith - there is no god but God and Muhammad is his messenger)
What piece of naval technology was developed in India (or was it Greece?) and spread to Europe via Dar al-Islam?
Astrolabe
Tibetan, Theravada, Mahayana
This was the first West African kingdom / empire to dominate Trans-Saharan trade - the modern-day country named after it isn't anywhere near there...
Ghana (Empire or Kingdom)
Name one Muslim-run state visited by Fresh Prince Battuta
Delhi Sultanate; Mali Empire; Mamluk Sultanate; Mongol Ilkhanate in Persia; Ottoman Empire in Turkey
Where do Muslims journey for their Hajj?
Mecca
Identify one Islamic innovation that increased trade
Credit / Bills of Exchange; Astrolabe; Dhows
Blast from the Past is a film about a family hidden in a bomb shelter from the 1960s until the 1990s. It's a commentary on the loss of family values and propriety in American society. Who is the male lead, who also led "The Mummy" series?
Bonus: Who was his co-star, who led in Clueless?
Brendan Fraser
Co-Star and star of Clueless - Alicia Silverstone
"What're those giant stone structures!?"
Bonus: What trade network were they connected to?
Zimbabwe
Indian Ocean
The Fresh Prince was trained as a qadi to issue fatwas - in essence, he worked in this legal system
Sharia Law
Muslims do this-sallat! (a lot)
Prayer
Medicine / Hospitals; Libraries; Universities
Name the three philosophical traditions native to China from the Warring States period
Confucianism, Legalism, Daoism
"Coastal-people-speak", in its literal translation.
Swahili
The Fresh Prince did in fact visit Yemen, which had a history of Muslim AND Christian rule thanks to this empire across the Red Sea
Aksum (Ethiopia)
It is during this month that Muslims observe as-Sawm
Ramadan
Explain way in which exchanges like the one pictured on the right reflect common patterns in the development of innovations in world history.
Exchanges between peoples of different cultures and societies lead to enhancements in technologies and the emergence of new innovations.
Explain one way that rulers legitimized their power in the period 1200-1450
Religion; monumental architecture; centralized bureaucracy
Explain the clearest reason why African kings converted to Islam (there is a correct answer)
Conversion gave them access to trade with Muslims on equal terms, giving them more control on trade routes which were the source of their wealth and power (via technologies flowing southward like horses and steel)
Describe one way that Muslim-led states on the Fresh Prince's journey managed diversity
Ottomans - tolerate Christians and allow practices
Delhi - persecute religious minorities; encourage conversion via taxes
The early caliphates didn't just pay to charity - they also collected special taxes on non-Muslims - name that tax and one of the two caliphates we learned about.
Jizya; Umayyad or Abbasid
Explain how one non-Islamic innovation impacted Afro-Eurasian societies
Multiple possible answers - good luck!