North African and Indian Ocean Trade Routes

Question 1

What’s the deal with early Mali civilization and Islam?

Answer 1

Islam had its roots in early Mali superstition in the determination of royalty in the foundation of the Mali Kingdom. Islamic values and traditions would be practiced in early Mali society.

Question 2

What does it mean if Islam had already reached North Africa by 1000 CE?

Answer 2

Islamic influences in North African civilizations mark the spread of Islam through the establishment of sub-Saharan caravans before/already in 1000 CE. North African civilizations were given connection to the outer world (Mediterranean) through caravans.

Question 3

In terms of military and wealth, how was the early Mali empire an elaborate/complex civilizaton?

Answer 3

The Mali Kingdom had a hierarchy to their military and had possessed advanced military weapons for that time and place. The Mali Kingdom’s wealth directly stemmed from their connection to the outer world through caravans.

Question 4

What does the North African conversion to Islam prove to world history?

Answer 4

• Islamic influence had expanded the greater Muslim world and North Africa was one of many open doors to the Islamic world.
• Mali was one of couple North African kingdoms that experienced an uprise in military advancement and elaborate welath.

Question 5

What did the Indian Ocean offer for multiple coasts?

Answer 5

The Indian Ocean . .

• connected intercontinental trade of goods
• influenced wealth through overseas tax
• integrated/introduced a new mix of cultures together
• expanded the Islamic world

Question 6

How did the circumstances of the Indian Ocean and its mix of culture play into daily life?

Answer 6

• The use of material/ingredients was sourced from natural resources native to Indian Ocean trade route destinations
• The climate influenced by the Indian Ocean determined the methods of sea work/labor
• Islamic traditions judged the function and use of certain technologies and constructions.

Question 7

What’s the relation between trade routes and the downfall of certain kingdoms?

Answer 7

The uproar in economic advancement from trade began competition between kingdoms that might have been a factor in wars.

Question 8

What set different Islamic civilizations apart from each other?

Answer 8

Islamic civilizations may have different practices deviating from Muslim tradition in controlling how women practice Islam in those places

Question 9

How did trade contribute to the practice of Islam traditions in ancient southeast Asia and southeast Africa?

Answer 9

Trade began the first contact between groups of people spreading culture and religion among trade routes.