How did the trans-Saharan trade impact the African slave market? 6. Why did the trans-Saharan trade stimulate urbanization and political centralization? 7. What was the connection between religion and trade in Ghana and Mali?
However, in the time before the Europeans arrived in Africa in the late 15th century, the civilizations of Africa had already accomplished many great things. We have a multitude of unbiased accounts about the success and importance of many African empires, kingdoms, and cities. The Aksumite empire was an important international trading center, and was a major stop on many trade routes along the coast of the Red Sea, and inland towards the Nile River and the Sahara Desert. The ancient kingdom of Ghana, at one time in its history, was the controller of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade, and made sure that the world knew it. The court of the Ghanaian king was described as a luxurious place filled with luxurious people; even the dogs wore collars of gold and silver.
An additional document from the perspective of an African or Asian merchant would be useful, as the documents given only showed perceptions from Europeans or Muslims. Muslim traders and merchants left a much greater cultural impact than Europeans did, as evidenced by the following documents. Islam certainly had a great reach across the eastern and western hemispheres, which helped facilitate its ideas. Documents 4, 7, and 10 all exemplify the far-reaching pathway Islam had to other parts of the world, via the world trade network. Document 4 shows how Northern and Central Africa were connected, with part of the connection stemming from the Middle East, a prominent area of Muslims.
Timbuktu falls into criterion 2 because the mosques and holy places of Timbuktu have played an essential role in the spread of Islam in Africa at an early period. Timbuktu is listed in criterion 4 because the three great mosques of Timbuktu, restored by the Qadi Al Aqib in the 16th century, bear witness to the golden age of the intellectual and spiritual capital at the end of the Askia dynasty. Timbuktu has elements of criterion 5 through the three mosques and mausoleums are outstanding witnesses to the urban establishment of Timbuktu, its
Between 1500-1800 C.E. Sub-Saharan Africa experienced changes and continuity as they began to go further with their foreign relations. Culturally, Africa began to form syncretic cults that had Christian teachings and African traditions. Slavery continued to be one of Africa's main way of showing economic wealth. Africa experienced growth and change in their political organization and the rise and fall of kingdoms and states Before the syncretic cults, Africa's old traditions and beliefs surrounded deities, idols, and multiple gods.
Strategic factors played a changing role in Britain’s relationship with its African empire throughout the expansion period 1870-1902, the consolidation period 1902-1955 and the de-colonisation period 1955-1981. In some of these periods Strategy was right at the foreground of Britain’s rule in Africa and other times it was pushed to the back by other major factors. These include economic considerations, International relations, changing attitudes and nationalism. Many historians such as Martin Pugh saw that ‘the most obvious motive for British expansion was strategic’. Britain’s strategic motives in Africa centred on thwarting the growth of rival European powers as well as securing its interests in Africa.
It does not help progress the story at all. And throughout his novel, he tells you dates for when the actions happened. However, he does not reveal the year until the end of the novel. The suspense of it was fine, but the problem was that he left the place out of the story. Taylor only gives cities and never gave away the state.
There was then the OAU Organization of African Unity. This was an obvious achievement in Nkrumah’s eyes as well as Africa. Nkrumah was more into developing Africa politically, rather than economically. He felt that without political independence, plans for social and economic revolution would fail. Nkrumah was looked upon as a prophet and people would even compare him to the Messiah.
Brandon Pilcher MUS 13 AF Professor Jeff Kaiser The African Origin of Ancient Egyptian Music Although our African Music course attempted to cover all the continent’s major regions in its first unit, including the Sahara Desert in the north, it nonetheless omitted one major area of Northeast Africa that I would have preferred to see explored: the Egyptian Nile Valley. Even our textbook says barely a word on Egyptian music from any time period and none at all on its pre-Islamic, pre-Arabic stages (what we commonly call the “Ancient Egyptian” period). I presume this was because the musicology department at UCSD classifies ancient Egypt not as a “true” African culture but as a Near Eastern one, the same policy as the History Department (notice the one Ancient Egyptian course is sorted under Near Eastern rather than African history). I object to this classification. I submit that ancient Egyptian music shares many parallels with that played throughout so-called “traditional” Africa, both in instrumentation and in musical style.
“The Establishment of Islam into Africa” By Bailee Lawrence World History AP Spring, 2011 “Given its negotiated practical approach to different cultural situations, it is perhaps more appropriate to consider Islam in Africa in terms of its multiple histories rather than as a unified movement” (Bravmann). Islam’s impact on Africa happened in different regions, cultures, and parts of society at different times. Culture such as architecture and language began to change as well as how governments and leaders ran their countries. Trade was also introduced which connected Africa to other countries, furthering the changes in society. Before 800 CE, Africa had little contact with the outside countries in the Mediterranean and Asia.