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AP World History, Chapter 9, Reading Study Guide Pg. 204-214

Define and explain the significance of the following:

Stateless Societies
Almohaids
Sundiata
Griots
Ibn Battuta
Timbuktu

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1.  Why did Mansa Musa make such an impression in Cairo on his way to Mecca? Pg. 204-205

2.  What is a stateless society? Pg. 206

Timeline Pg. 206

3.  When were camels introduced into the Sahara for trade? ______

4.  When was Ghana at the height of its power? ______

5.  When was Mali at the height of its power? ______

6.  How did these ‘less civilized’ cultures use secret societies to maintain stability within the community? Pg. 206

7.  How were religion, economics, and history intertwined? Pg. 207

8.  Which two World Religions were successful in Africa? Pg. 207

9.  What basic language structure had spread throughout much of Sub-Saharan Africa by this time? Pg. 207

10.  What is the best guess (and I do mean GUESS) at the population of Africa before 1500 CE? Pg. 207

11.  Briefly describe the spread of Islam to North Africa and Europe. Pg. 207-208

12.  Who were the Almohadis and how did they push Islam into Sub-Saharan Africa? Pg. 208

13.  Which areas of Africa were influenced by early Christianity? What were these Christians called? Pg. 208-209

14.  What are the three “coasts” of Sub-Saharan Africa? Pg. 209

15.  What is the sahel? Pg. 210

16.  Describe the political organization of the Sudanic States? Pg. 210

17.  How did the Kingdom of Ghana rise to power? Pg. 210-211

18.  Who was Ibn Batuta? Why do you think he is important to our understanding of Africa at this time? Pg. 211

19.  Why do we know so much about Mansa Musa? Pg. 211

20.  Why is Timbuktu significant? Pg. 211

(Read Document: The Great Oral Tradition & the Epic of Sundiata. Pg. 212)

18. Can oral traditions be used like other sources? Doc Pg. 212

19. What aspects of the epic reveal contacts between this part of Africa and the wider world? Doc Pg. 212

21.  Briefly describe the rise of Songhay. Pg. 213

23. What is the Sharia? Pg. 21

COMPLETE THIS CHART USING THE PAGES YOU JUST READ. INCLUDE ESSAY SPECIFIC EVIDENCE

Mali / Ghana / Songhai
Geography
Religion
Art
Political
Economic
Social

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