The Arrival of Islam to Africa
Society- African continent
Time Period- 600 to 700 CE
Before Arrival of Islam-
· They shared aspects of language and beliefs.
· The vast size and culture were impossible to avoid.
· The stateless societies lacked concentrated authority structures, and at times they had more people then what they organized.
· The secret societies were in the West African forests. They delayed ability to respond to outside pressures like long distance trade.
· Bantu migrations
· Bantu speakers created a linguistic base
· Animism (Belief of natural forces personified as gods)
· Priests, cosmology
· Like China they believed deceased ancestors were linked to the afterlife.
· Diverse economy
After-
· Traveling mystics came, and so did Muslim warriors and religious traders which brought in Islam.
Change Analysis by Reema N
Time Period- 600 to 700 CE
Before Arrival of Islam-
· They shared aspects of language and beliefs.
· The vast size and culture were impossible to avoid.
· The stateless societies lacked concentrated authority structures, and at times they had more people then what they organized.
· The secret societies were in the West African forests. They delayed ability to respond to outside pressures like long distance trade.
· Bantu migrations
· Bantu speakers created a linguistic base
· Animism (Belief of natural forces personified as gods)
· Priests, cosmology
· Like China they believed deceased ancestors were linked to the afterlife.
· Diverse economy
After-
· Traveling mystics came, and so did Muslim warriors and religious traders which brought in Islam.
Change Analysis by Reema N
