African Civilizations and the spread of Islam非洲文明和教的传播

AfricanCivilizationsandthespreadofIslamMaliThiskingdomisanexcellentexampleofthespreadofIslam(oldkingdomofGhana)1200MansaMusamadethehajjin1324RichfromcontrollingcaravantraderoutesBelowtheSahara,Africawasneverfullyisolated.Therewereperiodsofintermittentcontacts800-1500contactsincreasedduetoagrowinginternationaltradenetworkIslamspreadintoMaliandwasadoptedbytheroyals.ThecivilizationretaineditsindividualitythoughAfricaneverunited,manydifferenttypesofstatesAfricanSocietiesAfricasovastanddiverseneitheruniversalstatesorreligionscharacterizeithistoryStatelessSocieties:thesearesocietiesthatorganizeauthorityaroundkinshiporotherobligations.Sometimesthesestatelesssocietieswerequitelargewhileothersweresmall.Noneedtotaxpeopleifyoudon’thavealargegovernment.Authorityonlyaffectedsmallpartsofpeopleslives.Secretsocieties:westAfrica,groupcontrolledcustomsandbeliefsandwereabletolimittheauthorityofrulers.Maintainedstabilitywithinthecommunity.Problems:outsidepressure,mobilizingtroops,organizingbuildingprojects,andlongtermstabilitytosupporttradeCommonElementsinAfricanSocietiesLanguage,thought,andreligionBantu-speakingpeople-commonalitiesbetweenthevariouslanguagesAnimisticbeliefs(dance&drumming)Believedinevil-priestsledreligiousceremoniesBeliefincosmology-viewofhowtheuniverseworked(ethics)BelievedinacreatordeityandpowerofancestorsImportanceoffamilyorclantiesEconomics:N.Africa(activeinMediterraneantrade),Sub-SaharanAfrica(varied)30-60millionpeoplelivedinAfricaby1500IslamCitiesandterritoriesinN.Africahadbeenanimportantpartoftheclassicalworld:CarthageandEgypt640-700followersofMuhammadsweptacrossN.Africa670Muslimsruled(Tunisia)Ifriqiya711BerbersintoSpain.Stoppedin732byCharlesMartelinPoitiers(battleofTours)ManyN.AfricansconvertedtoIslamb/cofmessageofequality&ummaAbbasidunifiedterritoryforawhileAlmoravids:(11thcentury)reformmovementinIslamgrewamongBerbers.TheylaunchedajihadorholywartopurifyandspreadIslam.TheymovedsouthtotheAfricankingdomsandalsonorthintoSpainAlmohadis:(1130)reformistgroupChristianKingdoms:NubiaandEthiopiaDevelopedinAfricaalongtheNilepriortotheRomansmakingittheirofficialreligionEgypt(Coptic-languageofancientEgypt)connecttoByzantineempireCoptsabletomaintainreligioninEgyptafterArabsconqueredb/ctheyweredhimmiMuslimtriedtopenetrateNubia/Kushandweremetwithresistance.RemainedanindependentChristianstateuntilthe13thcenturyTheywerecutofffromByzantiumduetoArabconquerors13-14thcenturiesdynastyinEthiopiatraceditrootsbacktoSolomonandSheba.Continuedbeingisolated.Grasslands3importantcoastsofcontact:Atlantic,IndianOcean,andsavannaSahel-areabetweenthewesternforestsandthenortherndesert.Hereiswherethemerchantscametotrade.CamelsbroughtfromAsiacouldn’tsurvivethehumidregionsoftheforests.Sothegrasslandsiswheremerchantscametotrade.Therefore,citieswereestablished.Inthe3rdcenturyGhanadeveloped.Bythe10thcenturyitwasinitshayday!RuleshadalsoconvertedtoIslamHowever,theydeclinedduetoattacksbytheAlmoravidarmies1076MaliwouldreplaceitSudanicStatesThereweremanykingdomsactiveinAfricaSudanicstatesoftenhadapatriarchorcouncilofeldersofafamilythatruledTerriortialcoreofsimilarpeopleswithconqueredextensionthatpaidtaxesortributeGhana,Mali,andSonghaypowerfulexamplesRulesconsideredscaredIslamacceptedandpeoplemixedIslamwiththeircultureMaliandSundiataMalinkepeoplebrokeawayfromGhanainthe13thcenturytocreateMaliIslamicAgriculturalandmerchantstateJuula-MalinkemerchantsMalinkeexpansionunderSundiata(Sunjata).HebecametheMansaoremperorDividedthekingdomintosocialorder,createdpoliticalinstitutions,andstationedgarrisons.Madetradesafe.Sundiatadiedin1260MansaKankanMusa–latersuccessor(hajj1324)CitiesandVillagesinSudanMixofIslamicandSudaneseExamples:JenneandTimbuktuTownwerecommercialwithspecialistsandforeignresidents.Scholarsandtheologiansattracted.StrongmilitarytoprotectmerchantsLibrariesanduniversitiesdeveloped.Bookstradeverylucrativehere!Formostpeoplelifewascenteredaroundvillagelifeandagriculture.80%ofvillagerslivedbyfarming.Farmsweresmallduetolackoftools.Alargefarmwasonlyabout10acres.Polygamypracticedhere…why?Rice,millet,sorghums,wheat,fruits,andveggiesSorghum-grainorlivestockfoodMilletWheatSonghayKingdomFormedasMaliwasdecliningwithinpartofMali.PeopleofSonghaywerefromthemiddleareaintheNigerValley.Madeupoffarmers,herders,andfishermanBythe7thcenturystartedtoformaindependentterritoryBy1010capitalestablishedatGaoalongtheNigerRiver.RulerswereMuslims.By1370’sSonghayreestablisheditselfasanindependentkingdomagainfromMaliUnderSunniAli(1464-1492)Songhaybecameanempire!SonghaySunniAliwasagreatmilitarycommanderwhoextendedtheempireandtookoverJenneandTimbuktu.SetupprovincialadministrationstodeliverhisruleMuslimscholarsnothisbiggestfans.Theyquestionedhisauthority!Rulerwhosucceededhimtookonthemilitarytitleaskia.MuhammadtheGreatextendedtheSonghayboundariessothatbythemid-16thcenturySonghaydominatedtheSudan!OverallproblembetweenMuslimscholarsandAfricanconvertsb/ctheymixedIslamwiththeirlocalpaganbeliefs.Menandwomenmixedfreelyandwomenwentunveiled.Remainedthedominatepoweruntil1591whenaMuslimarmyfromMor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