1. East Africa’s Great Trading Centers
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East Africa’s Great Trading Centers
Chapter 11, Section 3
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2. Ancient Ethiopia Aksum was an important East African center of trade.
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Ancient Ethiopia
Aksum was an important East African center of trade.
Located in present day Ethiopia.
One of the things they traded was ivory.
Also traded ideas and beliefs with them.
In 300 AD, the king learned about Christianity and made it the official religion of the kingdom.
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Ancient Ethiopia
For several hundred years, Aksum kept control of the trade routes.
Muslims fought, and eventually won control of costal ports.
The Christian kings did not rebuild a capital.
They moved around in tents.
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Ancient Ethiopia
Many neighboring lands converted to Islam, but the area of present-day Ethiopia did not.
The Ethiopians were cut off from other Christian people by mountains.
Developed unique customs and traditions in their faith.
Under King Lalibela, the people built churches by carving down into the rock.
Still used today.
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Rich Centers of Trade
After Muslims gained control of Indian Ocean trade, many city-state trade centers developed.
The region supplied gold and ivory. Muslim traders brought luxury goods that could not be found in Africa.
Merchants in Kilwa traded goods from inland with foreign goods brought by traders.
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Rich Centers of Trade
The contact between Arabs and Africans led to a new culture and language.
Swahili – Bantu language with Arabic words.
Many people along the coast converted to Islam.
In the 1500s, Portuguese troops captured and looted coastal city-states.
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Rich Centers of Trade
Today, Swahili remains the official language of Kenya and Tanzania.
Islam is still an important religion in the area as well.
Much of the gold traded in the city-states came from an area controlled by Great Zimbabwe.
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Rich Centers of Trade
It is believed Great Zimbabwe started about 1100.
Most people in this area were poor farmers.
In the 1500s, it collapsed.
It’s history is still part of Zimbabwe.
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10. HOMEWORK Read 324-325 Answer assessment questions. Read 326-330
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HOMEWORK
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Answer assessment questions.
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Answer #1-2
Bring Book next class period.
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