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1. Homework Dropbox

  • Four Column Notes (ch. 8)
  • WDMB? Reading Guide
  • AbD: Islam in Africa, Mesopotamia, India
  • S.C.R.I.P.T.E.D.: Mali (in the time of Mansa Musa)

2. Crash Course World History

3. Small Group Discussion Topics

1. What do the authors describe as the "common elements" in African societies?

2. Discuss the concept of stateless societies and how they function.
 
3. How did Islam originally enter Africa?
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. What were the Sudanic states and how were they organized?

5. How did Islam and the beliefs of indigenous societies fuse among African peoples?

6. What was the connection between East Africa and Islam?

7. Where did cultures in Africadevelop that were not  impacted by Islam?  What was the  nature of their organization?

8. Why do the authors spend more time talking about cultures introduced into Africa than  indigenous African cultures?

9.  Discuss  the spread of Islam into Africa and its  cultural impact.  
 
10.  Compare  and contrast the Islamic impact on India and Southeast Asia with that on sub-Saharan Africa. 


4. Support Documents

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How Rich Was Mansa Musa?

According to this October 2012 article, he was the richest man in the history of the world--worth a staggering $400,000,000,000 (that's 400 BILLION). To put that into perspective, Bill Gates is currently worth about $65,000,000,000 (65 billion).
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