1. East Africa

2. Agenda
Bell Ringer: What is the impact of Mansa Musa and his pilgrimage to Mecca?
Lecture: East Africa and Islamic Trade
Image Interpretation: Kilwa
Discussion, Oral Traditions and the Reliability of Historical Interpretation.
Video Analysis: The Swahili Coast.
Discussion, the Architecture of Gede.
East Africa Trade: Primary Source
HW:

3. Kush, continued 710 B.C. They conquer upper Egypt.
Meroe is the center of ironworking.
671 B.C. taken by Assyrians.
Height of power 250 B.C. – 150 A.D.

4. Kush at the height of power
Impressive pyramids, temples.
Written language developed.
Decline
Lack of fertile land.
Lost control of trade routes with Aksum.

5. Aksum 350 A.D. – King Ezana of Aksum takes power, conquers Kush.
Many cultures had ancestor worship, King Ezana converted his people to Christianity.
Laid foundations for Ethiopian church.
Prospered from A.D.

6. Decline of Aksum Environment declines Erosion from deforestation
Land loses nutrients.
Persians
Gained control of Red Sea.
Islam
Competition with Aksum, they lose control of major trade routes.

7. Increase in trade Spread of Islam leads to increased trade.
700 A.D. – 1300 A.D.
To get the big bucks, people moved to Africa.
Muslims moved to East coast.
Indonesians moved to Madagascar.

8. Kilwa 1200 A.D. Kilwa becomes leading trading port
East African coast flourishes.
Islamic traders praised Kilwa as the most beautiful cities in the world.