Explain the differences between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.

Unit 3

SSWH6The student will describe the

diverse characteristics of early African societies before 1800.

3000 BC: leave West Africa (Nigeria) Head South and East

Why did the Bantu migrate? Farming methods caused migration:

slash and burn Couldn’t produce enough food

What changed in Bantu culture? Adopted new ideas from areas they

moved into

What did the Bantu add to African culture Language: Proto – Bantu Iron smelting Iron weapons gave the Bantu

advantages over other groups No written language. They used griots to

tell stories and history. (video)

700s: Ghana becomes a kingdom Soninke people farmed this region

Crossroads of Gold / Salt trade West African gold traded for North Africa

salt Ghana regulated and taxed trade

800: Ghana expands to an empire Used the regulation of gold

Islam spreads to Ghana from trade Religion divides the people

Ghana eventually falls to Muslim North Africans

1250 – 1450: Mali Empire Another empire built on gold trade

Sundiata 1240: captures the capital of Ghana Promoted gold and salt trade Promoted agriculture Expands the Mali empire

Mali people adopt Islam (video)

1312 – 1332: Mansa Musa becomes king Built a strong army Regulated the gold trade Doubled the size of the empire Made Timbuktu a center for Muslim

scholars and leaders

1400s: Songhai breaks away from Mali Gold trade moves into their lands Adopted Islam

1464 – 1492: Sunni Ali Built a strong military and captured

Timbuktu 1492: Askia Muhammed Expanded the empire1591: • Moroccan Army defeats Sonhai• Lacked modern weapons

Trade of Salt for Gold: West Africa to North Africa Trade of Asian good for African goods across the

desert Introduction of camel: enabled trade

Spread of Islam from Arabia North Africa to West Africa Swahili: Blend of Arabic and Bantu languages

Continues until the age of exploration and sea trade is better (video)

Causes of the fall of the Byzantine Empire (modern day Turkey) Constant bubonic plague (video) Crusades failures Attack by the Ottoman Turks

Results Islamic centers of learning emerge Trade increases Christians are not safe to travel to Holy

Land

After the failure of the Crusades the church loses power and the kings gain power. Vassal works on the Lords land Led to more trade People able to fight off disease more

(outside contact)(video)