Post a paragraph describing the topic you want to write about and why you want to write about it. You should have at least four sentences here. The more you write, the more I can help you find materials related to your topic.
I would like to study the hajj of Mansa Musa. I think it was fascinating that a king from Ghana traveled all the way from his home to Mecca, nearly destroying the economy of all the places that he visited along the way. The most famous example is in Cairo, when he managed to overload the economy and caused the devaluation of gold in the city for ages! Also, I think it was interesting that Islam could have made Mansa Musa, who is not very close to Mecca, take a hajj all the way there. Even more impressive was that he was so fabulously rich, he could afford to take such a huge hajj.
I am interested in studying more about trade in the Kingdom of Ghana. I find it fascinating to see how much commercial trade there was at that time. I am especially interested in learning more specifics and details about how the Ghanians traded gold, and what they traded the gold for. I am also interested in learning about who they traded with to what extent, and perhaps how their trade led to the development of Ghana into such a powerful, centralized kingdom.
For my Africa topic, I would like to find out more about the Empire of Axum in modern-day Ethiopia. Although we have not really talked about Axum in class very much, it has come up on a map we have seen and I have heard it before. Also, I think Axum was the home of the Queen of Sheba, who was mentioned in some of our readings. I know that Axum was a very important empire in terms of trade, too. Maybe I could include some information connecting Axum to the empires of Ghana, Mali, or Songhay as well.
I want to learn about the griots. I think it is interesting that an oral tradition can still be living on as strong as it is. I want to find out who got to do this and if they had any special duties that came with this job, also, i want to know if it is purely oral or if they have music or some form of entertainment going on at the same time. Also i want to know when they tell their stories. is it just at anytime or does it have to be a special event?
I would like to do my paragraph on Mansa Musa. He ruled the Mali Empire from 1312-1332, so he is a fairly important person in history. He was the King of a West African state and became and Islamic scholar. I think it is interesting that he made the pilgrimage to Mecca, because it relates to our last chapter on Islam.
I was interested in learning more about the gold in Ghana. The reading said that there was a lot of it, so I want to know what all they did with it. Also I want to learn about the difference between the gold and jewelry of the wealthy compared to the gold that the common people had. The reading said that there was so much gold that even the common people had some, so I would like to know how much and what it was like.
I would like to learn more about Great Zimbabwe and the ruins that are there. After the reading i found a few pictures and i found it very interesting. I also liked the name Monomotapa.
For my Africa topic, I'm interested in learning about Timbuktu. Generally when we think of Timbuktu, we think of expressions suggesting it's a far away place. I want to find out if it's as foreign as it's cracked up to be. Placed smack in the middle of Mali, Timbuktu is known for it's cultural status and historical importance in West Africa. It was founded in 1100 C.E. and soon became the center of trade in Africa, along the trans-Saharan trade routes.
For my Topic, I would like to learn more about Mansa Moussa, who is the legendary Malian king. Mansa Moussa came into power when he was leading the Mali Empire. He expanded the influence that Mali had on Africa, by taking control of western Sudan's trading routes and by also taking control of cities, including Timbuktu. Under Mansa Mouse's power, Timbuktu and Mali both grew in wealth under the power of Mansa Moussa. Mansa Moussa made a very famous pilgrimage to Mecca, in his 14th year of power. Moussa was accompanied on his journey by a caravan that has 60,000 men, Moussa 12,000 slaves, who were dressed in Persian silk, and 80 to 100 camels. Each camel was loaded with 300 pounds of gold each. In each city that Moussa stopped in, he would give away gold. Mussa gave away so much gold in the city of Cairo that gold went down in value, and it took the market more than twelve years to recover.
I am interested in the trade routs of ancient Africa because I find them very interesting. I think it is cool how the tradesmen went across the desert with camels carrying huge slabs of salt and some gold, those camels must have been in really good shape to handle that. I would also like to find out what other kinds of goods they traded back then, we have only really herd about salt and gold and it makes me wonder if other items were traded that much. I also think this would be very helpful in understanding the communities of the African tribes because this is one of the ways they interact peacefully, which is just as important as the fights/battles they had.
I would like to learn about Timbuktu. I never really knew that it was a real place until we started talking about it in class, I had always heard it referred to in movies. Some things I would like to learn about Timbuktu are its Golden Age and about how it influenced the Islamic culture. At this point all I really know about Timbuktu is that it is in Africa.
I am intrested in learning more about Gertrue Caton-Thompson.She led the first all-female excavation, which I think is pretty impressive. She was able to conclude that the ruins were from Africa, and had African origin. But even though she had hard evidence the myth of the origins of Zimbabwe still continued.
I am interested in Cecil Rhodes. What I am really really interested in is the whole thing with the Diamonds. I dont really know how that works and, as Mr. Goldberg mentioned in class, his company owned 90% of the diamond trade. I would also like to know what it was like under his rule and if he tried to force fake history down people's throats.
I would like to look at Askia Mohammed and his rather weird shaped tomb. When we looked at it in class, I got interested in learning more about this king because of how odd his tomb was. I wanted to know why he'd built it with all the little protrusions. I'd like to look at his life as king and the construction of his tomb more than his early life.
i would like to look at the salt mines and the trade surrounding it. i remember a long time ago learning about the equal trade between salt and gold. when i learned that it was still going on, i wanted to learn more about it. the fact that people still live 450 miles from almost any civilization, without any external resources, is pretty amazing. so, why? how?
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I would like to study the hajj of Mansa Musa. I think it was fascinating that a king from Ghana traveled all the way from his home to Mecca, nearly destroying the economy of all the places that he visited along the way. The most famous example is in Cairo, when he managed to overload the economy and caused the devaluation of gold in the city for ages! Also, I think it was interesting that Islam could have made Mansa Musa, who is not very close to Mecca, take a hajj all the way there. Even more impressive was that he was so fabulously rich, he could afford to take such a huge hajj.
I am interested in studying more about trade in the Kingdom of Ghana. I find it fascinating to see how much commercial trade there was at that time. I am especially interested in learning more specifics and details about how the Ghanians traded gold, and what they traded the gold for. I am also interested in learning about who they traded with to what extent, and perhaps how their trade led to the development of Ghana into such a powerful, centralized kingdom.
For my Africa topic, I would like to find out more about the Empire of Axum in modern-day Ethiopia. Although we have not really talked about Axum in class very much, it has come up on a map we have seen and I have heard it before. Also, I think Axum was the home of the Queen of Sheba, who was mentioned in some of our readings. I know that Axum was a very important empire in terms of trade, too. Maybe I could include some information connecting Axum to the empires of Ghana, Mali, or Songhay as well.
I want to learn about the griots. I think it is interesting that an oral tradition can still be living on as strong as it is. I want to find out who got to do this and if they had any special duties that came with this job, also, i want to know if it is purely oral or if they have music or some form of entertainment going on at the same time. Also i want to know when they tell their stories. is it just at anytime or does it have to be a special event?
I would like to do my paragraph on Mansa Musa. He ruled the Mali Empire from 1312-1332, so he is a fairly important person in history. He was the King of a West African state and became and Islamic scholar. I think it is interesting that he made the pilgrimage to Mecca, because it relates to our last chapter on Islam.
I was interested in learning more about the gold in Ghana. The reading said that there was a lot of it, so I want to know what all they did with it. Also I want to learn about the difference between the gold and jewelry of the wealthy compared to the gold that the common people had. The reading said that there was so much gold that even the common people had some, so I would like to know how much and what it was like.
I would like to learn more about Great Zimbabwe and the ruins that are there. After the reading i found a few pictures and i found it very interesting. I also liked the name Monomotapa.
For my Africa topic, I'm interested in learning about Timbuktu. Generally when we think of Timbuktu, we think of expressions suggesting it's a far away place. I want to find out if it's as foreign as it's cracked up to be. Placed smack in the middle of Mali, Timbuktu is known for it's cultural status and historical importance in West Africa. It was founded in 1100 C.E. and soon became the center of trade in Africa, along the trans-Saharan trade routes.
For my Topic, I would like to learn more about Mansa Moussa, who is the legendary Malian king. Mansa Moussa came into power when he was leading the Mali Empire. He expanded the influence that Mali had on Africa, by taking control of western Sudan's trading routes and by also taking control of cities, including Timbuktu. Under Mansa Mouse's power, Timbuktu and Mali both grew in wealth under the power of Mansa Moussa. Mansa Moussa made a very famous pilgrimage to Mecca, in his 14th year of power. Moussa was accompanied on his journey by a caravan that has 60,000 men, Moussa 12,000 slaves, who were dressed in Persian silk, and 80 to 100 camels. Each camel was loaded with 300 pounds of gold each. In each city that Moussa stopped in, he would give away gold. Mussa gave away so much gold in the city of Cairo that gold went down in value, and it took the market more than twelve years to recover.
I am interested in the trade routs of ancient Africa because I find them very interesting. I think it is cool how the tradesmen went across the desert with camels carrying huge slabs of salt and some gold, those camels must have been in really good shape to handle that. I would also like to find out what other kinds of goods they traded back then, we have only really herd about salt and gold and it makes me wonder if other items were traded that much. I also think this would be very helpful in understanding the communities of the African tribes because this is one of the ways they interact peacefully, which is just as important as the fights/battles they had.
I would like to learn about Timbuktu. I never really knew that it was a real place until we started talking about it in class, I had always heard it referred to in movies. Some things I would like to learn about Timbuktu are its Golden Age and about how it influenced the Islamic culture. At this point all I really know about Timbuktu is that it is in Africa.
I am intrested in learning more about Gertrue Caton-Thompson.She led the first all-female excavation, which I think is pretty impressive. She was able to conclude that the ruins were from Africa, and had African origin. But even though she had hard evidence the myth of the origins of Zimbabwe still continued.
I am interested in Cecil Rhodes. What I am really really interested in is the whole thing with the Diamonds. I dont really know how that works and, as Mr. Goldberg mentioned in class, his company owned 90% of the diamond trade. I would also like to know what it was like under his rule and if he tried to force fake history down people's throats.
I would like to look at Askia Mohammed and his rather weird shaped tomb. When we looked at it in class, I got interested in learning more about this king because of how odd his tomb was. I wanted to know why he'd built it with all the little protrusions. I'd like to look at his life as king and the construction of his tomb more than his early life.
i would like to look at the salt mines and the trade surrounding it. i remember a long time ago learning about the equal trade between salt and gold. when i learned that it was still going on, i wanted to learn more about it. the fact that people still live 450 miles from almost any civilization, without any external resources, is pretty amazing. so, why? how?
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