Name all of the different kind of religions that you can think of.

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Traditional Societies and Islam in Africa

World History 101Mr. Wood

How did Islam spread in Africa and replace tribal religions?

11.10.1 R- Explain how Islam spread throughout the Sahara and sub-Saharan Africa and replaced tribal religions

Essential Question and Standard

College Ready Students Will Be Able To:CRSWBAT:

- Explain how human life began in Africa- Identify how humans lived as Hunters and

Gathers- Describe how Agriculture began and led to

the first governments and religions

Objective

Africa- Where Human Life Began

Scientific Evidence◦ Earliest fossils◦ Evidence of

humans through evolution

◦ Eastern and Southern Regions

What were/are African Hunter-Gather Societies?

How first people lived

Efe- today Small groups Different jobs-

Men + Women Domestication Sustainable

The Beginnings of Agriculture in Africa and the World!

Farming + domesticating- 10,000 years ago

6000 B.C.- Sahara dried up◦ Nile and West Africa◦ Savanna ◦ Complex civilizations

Society Brings Government and Religion

Village chiefs + council of family elders

Local religions- most believed in one God◦ Some – Animism

Describe in 2-3 details how Hunters and Gathers live/lived.

How did Agriculture change human life?

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What do you know about Islam or Muslims?

What are some Muslim majority countries?

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College Ready Students Will Be Able To:CRSWBAT:

Explain how Islam began Describe how Islam spread to North and West AfricaExplain what Islam contributed to West Africa

Objective

Yesterday Today

-Hunter Gather Societies - Agriculture + Beginnings of Government and Traditional Religions

-Beginnings of Islam

-Islam in North Africa

Today’s plan

What is Islam and How did It Begin?

Quran (Koran, Qur’an)

Prophet Muhammad Angel Gabriel

5 pillars of Islam◦ Faith ◦ Prayer◦ Zakat (giving)◦ Fast ◦ Hajj

How did Islam spread to North Africa?

Enters Africa after Muhammad’s death

Arab force of 4,000◦ Were traders ◦ By 670- Muslims had

control of N. Africa◦ Berbers ◦ Almohads◦ Almoravids

Penalties for non-conversion

How did Islam spread to West Africa?-Ghana- AD 800-Traded w/ Muslims-Ghana- converts to Islam

- Many ppl still believe animism

- Almoravids take over in 1076

- Mali and Songhai - Muslim kingdoms 1200- 1600’s

What did Islam Contribute to Africa?

Scholarship-Astronomy + Medicine

al Kwarizmi- - Numerals +counting in tens- decimal point-Algebra

al Idrisi- Map maker

Give 3-4 details how Islam began and spread in Africa.

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