15.2 1.)After the Almoravids withdrew from Ghana,the war had badly disrupted the gold-salt trade. Why did Ghana lose all its power? 2.)Why did the Kingdom of Benin never become an empire?
15.3 1.)If the Portuguese had not made it around the Cape of Good Hope and conquered Sofala, Kilwa, and Mombasa, would it change the outcome of East Africa 2.)Why did the Swahili language evolve?
15.2 1. If Ghana was taxing the goods that traders carried through, then why did these traders continue to trade with them? 2. What were the main reason for converting to Islam?
15.3 1. Why did the Easter city-states have slaves where as others didn't? 2.Why was gold and salt such a big deal? Was this the most valuable item at that time , or what made it in such demand?
What allowed small groups, such as the Yoruba and Benin, to prosper in West Africa?
Why did people in West Africa convert to Islam when Arabic traders brought it with them? Did they really find the message of the religion appealing or did they do it for more success in trade with the Muslims?
In what ways is slave trade in East Africa different from slave trade in West Africa?
How did the Portuguese conquering affect Eastern Africa?
would ghana have become the empire it was without the gold? would the berber people be as powerful with out the mountains to live in? if musilm traders were not allowed in east africa would the religion still have spread? had Da Gama not have sailed around the cape of good hope would some of the east african cities still be there?
Why was islam so appealing to African settlements? How did the idea of possession of slaves come to be in Africa? Why were camels such an important tool in Africa? If Ghana had decide to take on a more war based sociey, how would Africa be different today?
11.1 Would the byzantine empire have been as strong with out the Justinian code? Had the Byzantine empire had not converted to Christianity would they be as successful? 13.1 Could the break up into three groups after Charlemagne's death be prevented? Was feudalism positive or negative for Europe?
15.2
ReplyDelete1. Out of Ghana, Songhai, and Mali... which city was the most successful and why?
2. If camels had not been introduced to Western Africa, what do you think people would have come up with to travel through the Sahara Desert?
15.3
1. Do you believe that the enslavement of Africans on the East coast helped introduce enslavement of Africans in N. America?
2. Was ivory as important and popular as gold and salt?
15.2
ReplyDelete1.)After the Almoravids withdrew from Ghana,the war had badly disrupted the gold-salt trade. Why did Ghana lose all its power?
2.)Why did the Kingdom of Benin never become an empire?
15.3
1.)If the Portuguese had not made it around the Cape of Good Hope and conquered Sofala, Kilwa, and Mombasa, would it change the outcome of East Africa
2.)Why did the Swahili language evolve?
15.2
ReplyDelete1. If Ghana was taxing the goods that traders carried through, then why did these traders continue to trade with them?
2. What were the main reason for converting to Islam?
15.3
1. Why did the Easter city-states have slaves where as others didn't?
2.Why was gold and salt such a big deal? Was this the most valuable item at that time , or what made it in such demand?
How were the city-states just outside of the west African empires able to avoid being conquered by them?
ReplyDeleteHow might the world be different today if the gold-salt trade had occurred in another location than west Africa?
Why did the west African empires have more success with trading gold than the Mutapa Empire, who were closer to the east coast trade cities?
Why did west Africa have a larger slave trade than east Africa, even though east Africa had more ports to trade from?
15.2
ReplyDelete1. What did Sundiata do to ensure that the Mali empire would continue after his death?
2. Why was salt so valuable during the time of the Songhai Empire? Why is it no longer as valuable?
15.3
1. What kind of influences did trade have on Africa? Were these influences positive or negative?
2. Why didn't the Portugese adopt Swahili as their language, and why did the African adopt the Portugese language?
What allowed small groups, such as the Yoruba and Benin, to prosper in West Africa?
ReplyDeleteWhy did people in West Africa convert to Islam when Arabic traders brought it with them? Did they really find the message of the religion appealing or did they do it for more success in trade with the Muslims?
In what ways is slave trade in East Africa different from slave trade in West Africa?
How did the Portuguese conquering affect Eastern Africa?
15.2
ReplyDeleteHow did the introduction of camels to Africa affect trade?
How did the Muslims influence West Africa?
15.3
Why was Islam such a big influence on East Africa?
Why did the Indian Ocean Trade base bring in so much wealth?
would ghana have become the empire it was without the gold?
ReplyDeletewould the berber people be as powerful with out the mountains to live in?
if musilm traders were not allowed in east africa would the religion still have spread?
had Da Gama not have sailed around the cape of good hope would some of the east african cities still be there?
Why was islam so appealing to African settlements?
ReplyDeleteHow did the idea of possession of slaves come to be in Africa?
Why were camels such an important tool in Africa?
If Ghana had decide to take on a more war based sociey, how would Africa be different today?
11.1:
ReplyDeleteWhy did Justinian form the Justinian Code? Why did last long after his death?
Why did Justinian claim to be the new Caesar? How were these two rulers similar?
13.1:
How did the Germanic tribes who were considered barbarians and less superiror to the Romans cause the fall of the western half of the empire?
If Charles Martel had not defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours, how different would the history of Europe and America be?
11.1
ReplyDeleteWould the byzantine empire have been as strong with out the Justinian code?
Had the Byzantine empire had not converted to Christianity would they be as successful?
13.1
Could the break up into three groups after Charlemagne's death be prevented?
Was feudalism positive or negative for Europe?