Transcript Rise of Islam

Sub Saharan
Africa
 600-700
AD-Ethiopia threatened by Muslims, isolated
from Christian Europe
 600-1000 AD Bantu migrations across Sub-Saharan
Africa
 1000 AD-Islam established south of Sahara
 1250’s C.E.- Zimbabwes built (stone houses)
 1260 C.E.- Ife Ife (Yoruba) create terra cotta and
bronze statues
 1324-25 C.E.- Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca
 1400- Swahili cities set up along Indian Ocean coast
 Compared
to other civilizations we’ve
studied, how soon did Africa develop
civilizations of its own?
 1000
AD-Islam established south of Sahara
 1200’s AD- Mali Empire rises
 1400’s A.D.-Songhai Empire rises
 Slow
advance of Islam across West Africa
 Independence of Ethiopia (NEVER conquered)
 Sea trade along East Coast with Islamic
Empires and India)
 Trans-Saharan trade (including slaves)
 What
kinds of interactions did Sub-Saharan
Africa have with other civilizations?
Music (communication)
Bronze sculpture
from Benin
Great Zimbabwe
Djenne, Mali (mosque)
 What
were some of the major themes seen in
early Sub-Saharan African art?
 Most
languages derive from Bantu
 Few records until after Muslims brought
writing to Africa.

Islam INFLUENCED but didn’t REPLACE ancient
customs
 Griots

storytellers
High social rank
Whole inter-generational groups helped tell
stories to pass on history
 Cattle
= wealth
 Lack of written history means that it is
harder to study than other civilizations
 Slave trade relocated millions of Africans
worldwide, also distributed culture
 African traditions affect how American
culture is transmitted
 Islamic influence still evident across Africa
 Would
you say it is harder or easier to see
the influence of Sub-Saharan African
civilizations in the world today? Why?