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Ibn Battuta
Pilgrim, traveled, writing about journeys
Ptolemy
greatest mapmaker of the Roman Empire, his maps were very accurate, they stopped using his maps and then realized that they were better and started using his again instead of the T.O maps
Octavian/Augustus
adopted son of Julias Ceasar, established empire, more conquest
The Huns/Barbarians
pushed into Rome and caused its collapse
Diocleation
split the empire into 4 provinces, 2 in the west and 2 in the east, he also increased the size of the army
Constantine
ruled eastern part of Roman empire, established Constantinope as its capital and named it after himself
Muhammad
founder of Islam, was from Mecca, part of the Quraysh tribe, phrophet, Gabriel the angel came and spoke to him, considered the final prophet
Gabriel
spoke to Muhammad, game Muhammad God's Word
Quraysh
power tribe of Mecca, protected the idols in the Ka'bah, also protected the trade routes around that area
Abu Bakar
father- in-law of Muhammad, and he was also the 1st caliph after Muhammad
Muawiya
4th caliph
Ali
5th caliph after Muawiya, was murdered, was a Shiite Muslim, and he was also a blood native or relative of Muhammad
Shiites
direct des. Muhammad to rule
Sunnis
any god's Muslim's can rule
Charles Martel
he was called "The Hammer", led the Franks, he beat the Muslims, Europe- chotian, Battle of the Tours
Umayyads
Muiwiya, he changed the capital to Damascus, they were killed at a fateful dinner and only one person (which was Abd al Raman) escaped and lived, he went to Spain when he escaped
Abd Al Raman
made it out of deadly dinner alive and escaped, started the Umayyads in Spain--> Cordoba
Abassids
apposed Umayyads, had banquet for the Umayyads and took over leadership, they reached the height of the empire with him
Fatimids
Des. of Fatima, broke off
Nok
iron technology (best iron makers), West Africans, also good sculptors
Soninke
West Afrincans-->Ghana, gold and salt trade
Mandinke
1st West Africans to convert to Islam, they were also middlemen for trade
Mansa Musa
he made a big pilgrimage to Mecca, he also got Mali recognized on the map
Sundiata
was in Battle of Kirina with Sumanguru, King of Mali
Sunni Ali
took over Mali and started Songhai
Askia Muhammad
overthrew Sunni Ali's son and made Songhai Muslim
Bantu
they have the language called proto Bantu, Bantu means " the people", they migrated to different parts of Africa, learned new skills
Swahili
east coast of Africa, used monsoons to travel, were called "people of the shore"
Vasco De Gama
Portuguese explorer, 1st European to meet the Swahili
Shona
Zimbabwe, South/Central Africans,dug for gold
Captain Cao
Portugal--> came to Kongo where they used cowry shells as currency and then moved on to used slaves and the slaves worked in the sugar fiels
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