Chapter 2 Section 3

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Chapter 2 Section 3

• Trade Networks of Africa and Asia

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Trade Networks of Africa and Asia
Chapter 2, Section 3

• Goals to learn
• Why did trade flourish in the Muslim world?
• What trading states rose in Africa and what was
  life like for people in many African cultures?
• How did Chinas overseas trade expand in the
  early 1400s?

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Picture Vocabulary

• Directions
• A picture will be shown that represents one of
  the vocabulary words.
• Stand up to guess what the picture represents.
• After you guess, you must use it in a complete
  sentence correctly or give an example to help you
  remember it.
• If this is done correctly, you will get a History
  Buck.

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• Arabia
• Definition Center of trade routes connecting
  the Mediterranean world with Asia and Africa.

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• First Global Age the long- distance trade and
  travel that grew in Africa, the Middle East, and
  Asia in the 1400s

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• Caravans groups of people who traveled together
  for safety

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• Silk Road The Central Asian routes linking
  China and the Middle East

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• Quran (Koran) Holy book of Islam

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Islam religion that emerged in the 600s in
Arabia with Muhammad as the founder
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Trade Flourished in the Muslim World
Chapter 2, Section 3

• The First Global Age the long- distance trade
  and travel that grew in Africa, the Middle East,
  and Asia in the 1400s
• Arabia Center of trade routes connecting the
  Mediterranean world with Asia and Africa. Arab
  merchants played a role in the growing trade.
• Muslim sailors developed expert knowledge of the
  Indian Ocean. They sailed to the many ports of
  Africa and India.
• Muslim traders also traveled overland across
  Central Asia. The Central Asian routes linking
  China and the Middle East are known as the Silk
  Road. Because the Silk Road was dangerous,
  traders formed caravansgroups of people who
  traveled together for safety.

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Trade to the Indies and the Silk Road (259) -
Use Media Player
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Islam

• Emerged in Arabia in the 600s
• Muslim one who submits to Allah (Muslim god)
• Founder Muhammad
• Holy book Quran contains the word of god that
  was revealed to Muhammad
• Spread through trade by Muslim merchants
• 5 Pillars of Islam
• United Muslims across lands because of
  pilgrimage to Mecca
• Arabic language of Islam

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History and Teachings of Islam (504)
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Mohammad (329)
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How Islam Spread (132)
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The Mosque (122)
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The Faith and Practice of Islam (444)
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Picture Vocabulary

• Directions
• A picture will be shown that represents one of
  the vocabulary words.
• Stand up to guess what the picture represents.
• After you guess, you must use it in a complete
  sentence correctly or give an example to help you
  remember it.
• If this is done correctly, you will get a History
  Buck.

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City-State A large town that has its own
government and controls the surrounding
countryside.
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Savanna A region of grasslands.
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• Extended Family Several generations live in one
  household

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Swahili language blending Arabic and local
African languages that emerged from Muslim
traders in East Africa
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Mansa Musa Malis famous Muslim ruler
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Kinship Sharing of common ancestor
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Timbuktu Major trading center for Mali and
Songhai
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The Trading States of Africa
Chapter 2, Section 3

• Trading kingdoms of West Africa (Mali, Songhai)
• Several trading kingdoms grew up in a region of
  grasslands called the savanna.
• Timbuktu- major trading center
• Many rulers adopted Islam.

• City-states of East Africa (Kilwa, Sofala)
• Gold was carried to African coastal cities such
  as Kilwa and Sofala and across the Indian Ocean
  to India and China
• Wealth from trade helped East African rulers
  build strong city-stateslarge towns that have
  their own governments and control the surrounding
  countyside.
• Many rulers became Muslims.
• A new language, Swahili, blended Arab words and
  African languages.

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Trading Kingdoms of West Africa

• Mali
• Most famous ruler Mansa Musa
• 1324 Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca

• Songhai
• Most powerful kingdom in West Africa in 1400s
• Major city - Timbuktu

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Ways of Life in Africa
Chapter 2, Section 3

• Where people lived
• Most people of Africa lived in small villages
  away from the powerful trading states.
• How they earned a living
• Most people made a living by herding, fishing, or
  farming.
• Family life
• Family relationships were important. Many people
  lived within an extended family several
  generations living in one household.
• Importance of kinship
• Ties of kinship, or sharing a common ancestor,
  linked families. People related by kinship owed
  loyalty to one another.
• Religious beliefs
• Beliefs varied widely. However, common beliefs
  included the idea that links among family members
  lasted even after a person died. Africans honored
  the spirits of their ancestors as well as the
  forces of nature.

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Early Africa and Trade (324)
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Chinas Overseas Trade in the 1400s
Chapter 2, Section 3

• China was ruled by an emperor.
• An emperor who came to power in 1402 was eager
  for trade. He ordered a fleet of more than 300
  ships to be built. The fleet was commanded by
  Admiral Zheng He.
• Zheng He made seven voyages. His fleet traded in
  Southeast Asia, India, Arabia, and East Africa.
• After Zheng Hes death in 1435, Chinas overseas
  voyages abruptly ended. No one is sure why.
• How could history have been rewritten with Zheng
  Hes voyages????

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Section 3 Assessment
Chapter 2, Section 3

• Which statement best describes Islam in the
  1400s?
• a) Islamic traders would trade only with other
  Muslim merchants.
• b) Islams followers believed in many gods.
• c) Islam was spread by the Chinese admiral,
  Zheng He.
• d) Islam began in Arabia and spread across a
  vast area including North Africa.
• Which statement best describes Chinese trade in
  the 1400s?
• a) Eventually a Chinese fleet crossed the
  Pacific and rounded the tip of South America.
• b) In the early 1400s, a large Chinese fleet
  traded in many foreign ports then, after thirty
  years, it suddenly stopped.
• c) In the 1400s, the Chinese built a new fleet
  patterned after the many Chinese fleets before
  it.
• d) The Chinese established several trading
  cities on the west coast of Africa.

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Section 3 Assessment
Chapter 2, Section 3

• Which statement best describes Islam in the
  1400s?
• a) Islamic traders would trade only with other
  Muslim merchants.
• b) Islams followers believed in many gods.
• c) Islam was spread by the Chinese admiral,
  Zheng He.
• d) Islam began in Arabia and spread across a
  vast area including North Africa.
• Which statement best describes Chinese trade in
  the 1400s?
• a) Eventually a Chinese fleet crossed the
  Pacific and rounded the tip of South America.
• b) In the early 1400s, a large Chinese fleet
  traded in many foreign ports then, after thirty
  years, it suddenly stopped.
• c) In the 1400s, the Chinese built a new fleet
  patterned after the many Chinese fleets before
  it.
• d) The Chinese established several trading
  cities on the west coast of Africa.

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