8th grade Chapter 2

Here is whats is going on for the next 2 class periods. This will take us to next tuesday. For Friday the 20th you need to have Chapter 2 Section 3 notes in your notebook. For Tuesday the 24th you will need to have completed your Guided Notes from Chapter 2 Section 4. We will also test over Chaper 2 on Tuesday the 24th. This gives you 6 days notice for the test.

Mr. Clark

Chapter 2 Section 3 Notes

Trade Networks of Africa and Asia
Chapter 2
Section 3
Muslim World
Arabia- major trade crossroads
 Linked Asia and Africa in the Mediterranean world
 Rise and Spread of Islam
 Early 600’s Islam emerges in Arabia
 Prophet Muhammad – Leader
 Quran- Sacred book of Islam
 Islam spreads rapidly throughout Asia and Africa.
5 Pillars of Islam
 No God but Allah and Muhammad is his prophet
 Pray 5 times a day
 Show generosity and concern for the needy, help them with donations
 Fasting cleanses the Spirit
 Must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a life time (Hajj)
Silk Road
 Land route that linked China to the Middle East
 Crossed mountains, deserts, and grasslands
 Bandits, desert storms, and starvation were threats
 Caravans- groups of people who traveled together for safety.
African Trading States and Cultures
 City-States of East Africa
 Lined the coasts- natural harbors
 Gold, Hardwoods, and Ivory came shipped from here to India and China
 Accumulation of wealth from trade allowed the formation of city-states
 City-states- a large town that had its own government and controlled the surrounding countryside
 Trading Kingdoms of West Africa
 Mainly a grassland region
 Timbuktu was a major trading center
 Mali- 1200’s A.D. lasted about 200 years
 Songhai- 1400’s A.D.
 Village and Family Life
 Herding, farming, fishing
 Extended families- many generations in one house
 Kinship- sharing common ancestors
 Links to family lasted after death
Chinese Voyages of Trade and Exploration
 China’s power was centered around an Emperor
 Most isolated of all the ancient civilizations
 Believed they were the center of the ancient world
 Looked down on outsiders
 Physical barriers separated it
 Great Treasure Fleets
 1405-1433 many long voyages to Asia, India and Africa
 Voyages End
 New Emperor decided China had nothing to learn from the outside world. Outlawed foreign trade
 What Might Have Been
 1421- Chinese sailed to America
 Ships sat in port and rotted and sank
 Proof of voyage to America was lost