Transcript Spread of Arabic Lang in W Africa (Order of Events slides)x

Spread of Arabic Language in
West Africa
Review of “Order of Events”
EVENT # 1
EVENT #2
EVENT # 3
Muhammad
Establishing
Islam’s Beliefs
Spread of
Islam
Now let’s try a simple one:
People who saw him
were amazed by the
riches he had.
Muslim scholars &
merchants were
attracted to Mali by
Mansa Musa’s
riches.
Mansa Musa made a
pilgrimage to Mecca.
Answer:
Mansa Musa made a
pilgrimage to Mecca.
Muslim scholars &
merchants were
attracted to Mali by
Mansa Musa’s riches.
People who saw him
were amazed by the
riches he had.
Your task:
• You have nine events mixed up in random
order
• Arrange them in chronological order & copy
events into composition book (AFTER checking
with me to see if they’re correct)
• Hint: 1st event is below
Growth of trade
between North Africa
(Muslim) & West Africa
(non-Muslim)
Islam (or Muslim
religion) spread to
West Africa
Gold-salt trade
also brought new
ideas to West Africa
Growing number of
Muslims in cities
meant more people
were educated
Muslims in West
Africa learned Arabic
language so they
could study Qur’an
Growth of trade
between North
Africa (Muslim) &
West Africa (nonMuslim)
Arabic became the
official language of
government.
People in West
African cities
(e.g. Timbuktu)
converted to Islam
Cities like Timbuktu
became centers of
Islamic scholarship &
learning.
Muslims gained
power in the
government of West
African kingdoms
Growth of trade
between North Africa
(Muslim) & West Africa
(non-Muslim)
Gold-salt trade
also brought new ideas
to West Africa
Islam (or Muslim
religion) spread to West
Africa
Growing number of
Muslims in cities meant
more people were
educated
Muslims in West Africa
learned Arabic language
so they could study
Qur’an
People in West African
cities
(e.g. Timbuktu)
converted to Islam
Cities like Timbuktu
became centers of
Islamic scholarship &
learning.
Arabic became the
official language of
government.
Muslims gained power in
the government of West
African kingdoms