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Early africa, 100.-700 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Selling of opponents, removal/controlled mobility of people (re:Assyria, Neo-Babylonian)
        preserving peace, disruption of existing connections
- - - - Re: Rwandan Genocide
        Elimination of tribal identification
- - - - Not a conquest of territory, trade/economic relationships
      - Blend of traditional Islamic points + animistic/spiritual Bedouin religions
      - Not total conversion
    - - Caravans w/ products + culture; connection w western parts of continent + Bedouin converts
        
        Traders
        Tribal leaders
        (Mali, Ghana, etc - language, soft influence, phonetic to written)
        (Irrigation from Egypt)
        Islam = proactive
      - Conversion thru convincing (?); blend w existing cultural background —
      - Sunni + Existing cultural background
    - - Umayyad
      - Abbasid** strongest influence
      - Ottoman Empire
      - Safavid Empire
  - - - Ghana Empire
      - Mali
        
        Declarstion of war to Ghana tribes - CONQUESTS;
        Sundiata - new Mansa. Financial + military exoensionism, exoanded even further
        
        Salt, Gold concentration,,,
        
        Mansa Musa
        
        Conversion to islam;
        pilgrimage to Mecca
        
        Education prioritized - establishment of university, literature in various languages
        
        Empire falls thru descendants.
        
        Each tribe needed female representation w marriage of Mansa Musa
        
        Freedom of religion
        
        Re: Musa - Jewish population
      - Songhai
        
        Structure
        
        Military, Trade, Political??
        
        Necessity to approach to thr east coast,
        Extension to Chad Lake. Second Capital.
      - Access to Mediterranean, perpetuation of military power,
        expansion of territory, continuity in central power.
        Development under Niger R.
    - - Kongo
        
        Unity of tribes, Bantu roots
        
        Kasembe
        
        Luba
        
        Lunda
        
        Central gov, progression to Provinces
        (re: Indian infl)
        
        King
        6Provinces
        govornor
        village
        village chief
        
        Province
        Governors
        
        Village
        Village Chief
        
        Specializations/Innovations
        
        Copper/bronze, raffia. Cloth
        
        Royal currency
        
        Lack of Islamic influence
      - Zimbabwe
        
        Recipient of Western empire + Indian empire