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Societies and Empires of Africa (Stateless societies ((The believe in…

- - - - Muslims never separated their personal life from religious life
      - Islamic law was involved in almost every part of muslim life
    - - Various Muslim states had ethnic and cultural differences
      - differing interpretations, and schools
      - Islamic law has been such a significant force in history. North Africa is still influenced by it today.
    - - Fiercely independent desert and mountain dwellers
      - original inhabitants of North Africa
      - accepted Islam
        
        Almoravids and the Almohads - 2 groups
        
        united the Maghrib under Muslim rule
  - - - The group was made up of a Berber group from the Western Sahara
      - Berber Muslims made a Hajj to Mecca
        
        On the way back home they had a met a Muslim scholar and had him come with them to teach people about Islam
  - - - religious movement in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco
- - - - They lived in small groups called Efes
        of 10-100 people who were all related
      - The Efe women and children walk through the forest searching for roots, yams, mushrooms, and wild seeds. The Efe men and older boys did all the hunting.
      - social structure
        
        What feature of the Efe Social Structure is most like that of a democratic society?
        
        a respected elder of the family is usually the leader of the Efe
        
        this person although is there to instruct and give his opinion people are not forced to follow him
        
        the Efe is not enforced by writen laws
        
        if there are disagrements they will have long discussions till it is solved
        
        political
      - Efe collect few possessions and move to a new camp after they use up the resources in there area.