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Connections: A World HistorySecond Edition
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Connections: A World History, Second EditionEdward H. Judge • John W. Langdon
Early African Societies,1500 B.C.E–1500 C.E.
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Figure of a Sacred KingFigure of a Sacred King
Bantu Homeland/Trans-Saharan Trade Area/East Bantu Homeland/Trans-Saharan Trade Area/East African City-StatesAfrican City-States
Early African Societies,1500 B.C.E. – 1500 C.E.
A. Africa Before IslamB. Islamic Africa and Spain: Commercial and Cu
ltural NetworksC. Trade Across the SaharaD. West African Kingdoms: Ghana and MaliE. Ethiopia’s Christian KingdomF. The City-States of East AfricaG. The Bantu Connection: Central and Southern
Africa
Africa Before IslamAfrica Before Islam
Africa Before IslamAfrica Before Islam
A. Early African HistoryB. The Bantu Migrations: Cohesion in
Diversity1. Bantu migrations2. Bantu society3. Islamic connections
FOUNDATION MAP 13.1 Early Africa, Including Bantu FOUNDATION MAP 13.1 Early Africa, Including Bantu Migrations and Trade Routes, 1500 B.C.E. – 1500 Migrations and Trade Routes, 1500 B.C.E. – 1500
C.E.C.E.
Africa Before IslamAfrica Before Islam
C. Regional Cultural Adaptations1. Geography and climate
The San people of the Kalahari.The San people of the Kalahari.
Africa Before IslamAfrica Before Islam
D. Clans and Kingdoms1. Clans2. Polygamy
E. African Traditional Religion1. African polytheism
An Akuba wooden doll from Ghana, a classic African An Akuba wooden doll from Ghana, a classic African fertility symbol.fertility symbol.
Africa Before IslamAfrica Before Islam
F. Early African Culture1. Religion and culture
Grass-skirted masks represent the spirits of Grass-skirted masks represent the spirits of ancestors among the Kuba people of the Congo.ancestors among the Kuba people of the Congo.
Islamic Africa and Spain:Islamic Africa and Spain:Commercial and Cultural NetworksCommercial and Cultural Networks
Islamic Africa and Spain:Islamic Africa and Spain:Commercial and Cultural NetworksCommercial and Cultural Networks
A. Islamic North Africa1. Isolation2. Arab invasion
MAP 13.2 Islamic North Africa and Iberia, 910MAP 13.2 Islamic North Africa and Iberia, 910
Islamic Africa and Spain:Islamic Africa and Spain:Commercial and Cultural NetworksCommercial and Cultural Networks
B. Cosmopolitan Umayyad Spain1. Islamic conquest2. Cultural blending3. Cultural achievements4. The Caliphate of Córdoba
The Court of the Lions at the Alhambra in Granada, The Court of the Lions at the Alhambra in Granada, Spain.Spain.
Islamic Africa and Spain:Islamic Africa and Spain:Commercial and Cultural NetworksCommercial and Cultural Networks
C. Fatimid Egypt1. The Shi’ite Fatimids2. Fatimid rule3. Decline and defeat
Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo.Al-Azhar Mosque, Cairo.
Trade Across the SaharaTrade Across the Sahara
Trade Across the SaharaTrade Across the Sahara
A. Early Saharan Trade1. Camels and trade
B. Islam’s Interaction with West Africa1. Commercial and cultural networks2. Consequences of trans-Saharan trade
West African Kingdoms:West African Kingdoms:Ghana and MaliGhana and Mali
West African Kingdoms:West African Kingdoms:Ghana and MaliGhana and Mali
A. The Conversion of Ghana1. Gold, salt, and Islam2. The Almoravids and the conversion of
Ghana3. Decline
MAP 13.3 West Africa, 800–1400MAP 13.3 West Africa, 800–1400
Kumbi.Kumbi.
West African Kingdoms:West African Kingdoms:Ghana and MaliGhana and Mali
B. Islamic Mali, 1200 – 14501. Mali emerges as Ghana’s successor2. Mansa Musa
Mansa Musa on pilgrimage.Mansa Musa on pilgrimage.
Ethiopia’s Christian KingdomEthiopia’s Christian Kingdom
Ethiopia’s Christian KingdomEthiopia’s Christian Kingdom
A. Christian Ethiopia1. Conversion2. Commerce3. Resistance to Islamic expansion
MAP 13.4 City-States of East Africa, 1500MAP 13.4 City-States of East Africa, 1500
The City-States of East AfricaThe City-States of East Africa
The City-States of East AfricaThe City-States of East Africa
A. Development of a Bantu-Arab Culture1. Settlement and cultural blending2. The Indian Ocean community
An Arab dhow.An Arab dhow.
The City-States of East AfricaThe City-States of East Africa
B. East and West Africa Compared1. Economic divergence2. Slavery
The Bantu Connection:The Bantu Connection:Central and Southern AfricaCentral and Southern Africa
The Bantu Connection:The Bantu Connection:Central and Southern AfricaCentral and Southern Africa
A. The Bantu Influence1. Central Africa2. Southern Africa
B. Great Zimbabwe
Great Zimbabwe.Great Zimbabwe.
Key Dates and DevelopmentsKey Dates and Developments
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