History Set Two
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- How did Islam spread to West Africa?
- Through trade – North African Arab Muslims brought their culture to West Africa through the trans-Saharan trade.
- Why would West African rulers allow North Africans to bring their religion to West Africa?
- Money – First of all… it’s inevitable that with cultures interacting, cultures will mix. Secondly, West Africa had a lot to gain monetarily from acceptance of the North African culture.
- What did the Arabs trade?
- Salt, Silk, Books, Copper, and Horses
- What did the West Africans trade?
- Ivory, Gold, and Slaves
- What where the Crusades?
- A series of Holy Wars
- Who started the Crusades?
- The Christians
- At the end of the Crusades, who won?
- The Muslims
- What were the Crusades about?
- Fighting for control over the Holy Land;; Jerusalem
- What was the Renaissance period?
- Means “rebirth†– It was the transition from the medieval world to the modern in regard to architecture, art, literature, and learning – began in Italy and spread to other countries from the 1300s – 1500s
- What was refomation?
- A Protestant religious movement of the 1500s that challenged the power of the Catholic Church