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23 Cards in this Set
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stateless sociotys
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organized around kinship
no gvrnmt difficult to resist invaders organize large building porjects and long distance trade no taxing |
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secret societys
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man and wimon who controlled customa nd belifes
limit rulers authority and maintained stability stetted village disputes as a form of gvrnmt |
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languange
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bantu decent
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religion
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animism
dance to the drum while we sacrifice! creator priests which craft |
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economy
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N af. seperate involved in mediter. and arab world
sub. sarah. Af. agriculture iron trade with islam |
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demographics
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30 to 60 million
1500 |
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almoravids and alhohadis
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reformist who spred muslim acress sub-s af. with jihads
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ghana
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3 ce
10th ce converted to islam taxed salt and gold |
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mali
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between sengal and niger rivers
produce gold arg. ec. base |
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JUULA
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merchents who carried out trade
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SUDIATA
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leader whos exploits were celebreated in great oral tradition "lion prince"
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GRIOTS
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oral historians who also served as keepers of traditions and king advisors
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songhay
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middle areas of niger valley
farmers herders fishers 7th ce dominate power for a while |
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SUNNI ALI
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forged songhay empire
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MUHAMMAD THE GREAT
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leader who extended boundaries
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political and soical life of sudanic states
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co exist because of unified states
ruling families formamtion of states heighted social differences some were matrilinial and recognized roles of wimon |
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islam
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unity
comon law ruling fmailies very muslim surrounded despite muslim law wimon were more equal |
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slavery
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major impact of wimon and children
existed before islam islam made it more popular because they used it as a stage of conversion another way islam changed sub sarh. af. concubines and eunichs |
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zenj
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E af. coast
indonesians and malayans settled madagasgar introduced bananas and coconuts small vilages |
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coastal cities
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urbanized trading ports
govern by spererate ruling mus. families iorn gold ivory slaves animals exported in exchange for silk and porcelion |
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kilwa
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city were internation trade was established
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ibn batuta
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arab traveler
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mixture of cultures on swahelie coast
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spoke swahili bantu language and arabic
portugeuese arived diffused swahili culture raided to take over but never fully controlled |
