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Societies and Empires of Africa (Muslim States (How did the Almoravids and…
Societies and Empires of Africa
Muslim States
How did the Almoravids and the Almohads differ?
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How do states governed by Islamic law differ from the United States?
In Islamic law, the Second Pillar of Islam is to pray five times a day. In the United States, it is optional whether you want to pray or not.
while stateless societies developed south of the Sahara islam played a vital role in the North Africa
Muhammads death in 632, Muslims swept across the northwest part of the continent
By 670 muslims ruled Egypt and had entered the Maghrib.
As Islam spread, some African rulers converted to Islam. These African Muslim rulers then based their government upon Islamic Law
Islamic Law
Islam followed the law of a religious obligation. Muslims do not separate their personal life from their religious life. Islamic law regulates almost all areas of human life.
Balance
Islamic law helped to bring order to Muslim states. However, various muslim states had ethnic and cultural differences. Further, these states sometimes had differing interpretations, and schools of Islamic law.
Almoravid Reformers
Almoravid
In the 11th century, Muslim reformers founded the empire
Identity
The movement began Berber. Muslims made a hajj, or pilgrimage, to mecca
On their journey home, they convinced a Muslim scholar from Morocco named Abd Allah Ibn Yasin to return with them to teach their people about Islam
Hunting-Gathering Societies
Forest Dwellers
The Efe are just one of several hunting-gathering societies Africa.
They make their homes in the Ituri Forest
Their ancestors, the modern day Efe live in small groups of 10-100
Each family occupies in its own grass- and brush shelter within camp
Their search for food causes them to be somewhat nomadic.
Few possessions and move to new camps as they used up resources in the surrounding area
Women are gatherers and they walk through the forest
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Trade
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Social Structure
Older male, father, uncle, or father in law
Although the members of the group listen to and value this man's opinion
Each family within the band makes its own decisions and is free to come and go
Settle arfuments through long discussions, if conflicts cannot be settled by talking
Social Systems
What feature of the Efe Social Structure is most like that of a democratic society?
There is one main ruler (president), but the different areas are controlled or governed by someone else(governors of each state).
he does not give orders or act as chief
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Stateless Societies
How is lineage important to stateless societies?
No family had too much control over each other
Took the place of rulers
Leadership
How would a conflict between youngest cousins be resolved?
A region who are born during a certain time period.
Each age group passes through together clearly identified life stages
Such as Warrior and Elders. Ceremonies mark the passage to each new stage
Cooperation
Men and Women have different life stages and each stage has it own duties and importance
Societies like Igbo use the age-set system to teach discipline, community, service, and leadership skills to their young
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