Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa – Flashcards
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Mansa Musa
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- Ruled the West African Empire of Mali - In 1324, he left his home and mad the hajj
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When did Mansa Musa leave his home for hajj
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About 1324
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What did Mansa Musa take with him to Hajj
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- Over a thousand people - 100 camel loads of gold!
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What did Mansa Musa do with the gold
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He spent his gold freely by throwing it everywhere he went
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What was the impact of Mansa Musa's gold in Alexandria
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He threw so much that it caused inflation, which took years to recover from
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What did the Merchants of Venice do when the saw Mansa Musa in Alexandria
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They returned to Italy with the tales of Mansa Musa's ridiculous wealth
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What was the myth in the mind of the Europeans after the merchants of Venice returned to Italy
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That Africa was filled with gold
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Empire of Mali
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- Ruled by Mansa Musa - Fell in 1337
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Timbuktu
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A city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade
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Berbers
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- Pastoral North African nomads who had long traded with West Africans - Early converts to Islam
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What did the Berbers trade with the West Africans
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- Berbers offered salt - West Africans offered gold
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Where did Islam spread
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Pre-existing trade routes between North and West Africa
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Who were the first converts of Islam in Mali
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Traders
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Who converted to Islam, following the traders
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Kings
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Ibn Battuta
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- Moroccan cleric (a priest or religious leader) and scholar - Known for his extensive travels, accounts of which were published in the Rihla - Over a period of thirty years, Ibn Battuta visited most of the known Islamic world as well as many non-Muslim lands
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Who did the Malian empire fall to
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Songhai
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Swahili Civilization
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- Collection of city-states - All of which formed a network of trade ports - No central authority
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What linked the city-states of Swahili to each other
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- Language - Trade - Religion
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Swahili language is part of a language group called
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Bantu
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Bantu's original speakers were from
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West Africa
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What did the Bantu people bring with them to East Africa
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- Ironwork - Agriculture (until the most people in East were hunter-gatherers or herders)
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Trade in Africa had been going on since (long before Islam arrived to Africa)
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1st Century CE
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When did Arab traders arrive to Africa
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8th Century CE
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What major religion did the Arab Merchants bring with them to Africa
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Islam
