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travelling when he was 20 years old in 1325. He goes on a Hajj to Mecca and travels for about 29 years visiting the equivalent of 44 modern countries which were then mostly under the government of Islam 19. Epic of Sundiata- (1217-1255). The founder of the Mali Kingdom; The Epic of Sundiata tells his story of how his family was killed and how he was exempted from his land in which he became a strong warrior and came back to take his land Grand- uncle of Mansa Musa. 20. Magna Carta- (1215) a…

the colonists were able to vote the lower class in. This social structure changed how the colonies were being run and added to how the colonist began to differ from their home country. The early slave trade when Portugal began trading weapon to the Mali empire for slaves started the thought of whites being superior and more powerful than other…

helpless. These feelings, however, were always short-lived. My mother was pleased by my sensitivity and encouraged my compassion, but also taught me that I was positioned to instill change. We sponsored small children in the impoverished nation of Mali, and when we traveled we handed out pencils to ecstatic children. My education became not about grades, but about demonstrating the potential of girls and increasing my ability to influence change. These acts gave me important sense of power and…

Document 7.1 I think the cultural richness in the religion of its civilization, with all the Buddhist teaching and scholarship might’ve shocked or surprised him. Since China and India have a different and distinct language, the language in India seems to be the most strangest to a Chinese person. Chapters 3 through 5 had mentioned a lot about Buddhism’s life as a person through following it’s four noble truths, and it connects to the descriptions of Indian civilization by going to the schools…

these empires. Gold exports and the trans-Saharan trade, as well as the rock salts of the Sahara economically supported Ghana and their kings. Ghana expanded rapidly, becoming the largest empire thus far (Khaypoya, 2013, p. 74). The second empire was Mali, which rose to power approximately 150 years after the disintegration of Ghana. Mansa Musa was the most notable king because of his voyage to Mecca. He gave gold away during his travels, so much so that students and intellectuals joined his…

dead ancestors and carry it on through out the generations. It was allowed as long as it didn’t conflict or contradict with the five pillar of Islam. Which in the end showed to us that it didn’t, because while Ibn Battuta a famous Arab traveler was in Mali he was amazed and impressed at the devotion that West Africa had to Islam. In which he said “Anyone who is late at the mosque will find nowhere to pray, the crowd is so great. They zealously learn the Qur’an by heart. Those children who are…

“During the last ten years, at least 200,000 young people have been involved in wars in different parts of the world. Some of these areas might include Afghanistan, Angola, Burma, Iraq, Lebanon, Liberia, Mali, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan and the Former Yugoslavia” (Skinner3). In most previous states like Afghanistan, this makes issues since it is destroying children knowing they won't have the capacity to carry on with a typical life and the…

Gadge Baba with Gandhiji Once,Mahatma Gandhi,along with Minister Babasaheb Kher, arrived at Sevagram in Wardha district. Mahatma Gandhi invited Gadge Baba to Sevagram render kirtan. Till the arrival of Gadge Baba at the kirtan place, a huge crowd gathered,waiting for him. The crowd was giving loud acclamation as Bharat Mata ki jay, Jai Hind, Mahatma Gandhi ki jay, Gadge Baba ki Jay. Such acclamations went acrossand reverberatedthe horizon.Gadge Baba arrived and started kirtan. Baba started with,…

1. Describe the voyages of Zheng He. How did he contribute to the spread of Chinese culture? As Henry (2002) asserts, Zheng He was a Chinese explorer, who helped in extending the maritime as well as the economic influence of the Chinese people through all the regions bordering the Indian Ocean. Zheng He force in developing the Chinese culture was captivating as he commanded seven major naval expeditions, almost one century before the Europeans precisely the Portuguese arrived India, via the tip…

Arab Spring Arab Spring made trending news due to many protests happening in Syria, Algeria, and Tunisia. It all started with a man who lived in Tunisia named Mohamed Bouazizi according to (Gutierres). Bouazizi was unemployed, the food prices were high, and he was harassed by public officials. When that occurred, he set himself on fire on December, 2010. This got the attention of many people in the Arab World. "The people want to bring down the regime," as stated in the article (Occupy Wall…