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    The document provides a guide to reading notes about the influence of Islam on West Africa. It is divided into 8 sections that cover topics such as the influence on religious practices, government, language, architecture, education, and decorative arts. For each section there is a placard with a letter and brief explanation, as well as questions for students to answer.

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    Key To Chapter 13 Influence of Islam On West Africa

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    Some of the key takeaways from the passage are that Islam spread in West Africa through trade and conquest, influencing religious practices, government, education, architecture, language, and the arts.

    Government became more centralized under Islamic influence, with kings exercising more control. Succession changed from matrilineal to patrilineal. Sharia law was introduced as a written legal code.

    Mosques with minarets and rectangular brick homes with flat roofs became common architectural styles, replacing traditional round homes with thatched roofs.

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    Section 2
    Timelines will vary. Possible answers:
    1076: Almoravids capture Kumbi. Under their rule Islam becomes more widespread in Ghana.
    1240: Mande capture Kumbi and build the empire of Mali. Mande leaders accept Islam.
    1312: Mansa Musa takes over Mali. He is the first ruler to practice Islam devoutly.
    1323–1324: Mansa Musa makes a hajj to Makkah.
    1490s: Muslims in Songhai rebel and place a devout Muslim on the throne.

    Sections 3–8
    Use the completed charts to check student answers. Simple illustrations will vary.

    Section 3 Influence of Islam on Religious Practices

    Letter of Placard and Explanation Questions for this Section

    D shows a mosque with minarets. List two ways that West Africans adopted Islamic
    A shows two children in front of a religious practices.
    mosque. • They learned the Five Pillars of Islam.
    B shows a child studying the Qur’an, • They fasted, worshipped in mosques, and went on
    the holy book of Islam. pilgrimages.
    C shows Muslims praying.
    List two ways that West Africans preserved their own
    E shows the celebration of an
    religious practices.
    Islamic festival.
    • They showed respect for dead ancestors.
    F shows a man studying the Qur’an.
    • They kept their beliefs in spirits and used amulets to protect
    H shows people praying.
    themselves from harm.

    Section 4 Influence of Islam on Government and Law

    Letter of Placard and Explanation Questions for this Section

    C shows an emir, the title of a ruler How did the line of succession change with the arrival of
    in Islamic lands. Islam? Before, succession to the throne had been matrilineal.
    E shows the emir’s horsemen, After the arrival of Islam, succession became patrilineal, or
    soldiers of the Islamic ruler. passed from father to son.
    G shows a shari’ah court. Shari’ah
    How did the structure of government change under Islamic
    was the law of Islam
    influence? Government became more centralized and kings
    exercised more control over local leaders.

    Give one example of how shari’ah was different from cus-


    tomary law. Customary law was often not written down, but
    shari’ah was
    written law.

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    G U I D E T O R E A D I N G N O T E S

    Section 5 Influence of Islam on Education

    Letter of Placard and Explanation Questions for this Section

    A shows a tablet used by students to List three ways that Islamic love of learning influenced West
    study the Qur’an. Africa.
    B shows a Qur’anic school. • Timbuktu became a center of learning with many
    F shows a love a books and the universities.
    importance of education at all • Local schools were set up where children could learn the
    ages. Qur’an.
    • Muslims’ love of books led to the development of large
    libraries.

    Section 6 Influence of Islam on Language

    Letter of Placard and Explanation Questions for this Section

    A shows Arabic writing on a tablet. Though West Africans still used their native language in
    B shows Arabic writing on a tablet. everyday speech, in what aspects of society did Arabic become
    the primary
    F shows Arabic writing on a book.
    language?
    Arabic became the language of religion, learning, commerce and
    government.

    How did the use of Arabic in West Africa become an impor-


    tant tool for historians?
    Scholars used Arabic to write about the history and culture of
    West Africa.

    Section 7 Influence of Islam on Architectural Styles

    Letter of Placard and Explanation Questions for this Section

    A shows the use of mud and What two new architectural changes were influenced by Islam?
    projecting beams, as in the People designed mosques and brick, flat-roofed houses.
    architecture introduced by
    al-Saheli. How were the homes built by al-Saheli different from tradi-
    D shows a mosque with minarets, a tional West African houses?
    necessary element of all mosques. Traditional homes were round with a cone-shaped, thatched
    H shows a rectangular building with roof. Al-Saheli built rectangular homes made of brick with flat
    a flat roof at the far right, a style roofs, no
    introduced by al-Saheli. windows and a single door

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    G U I D E T O R E A D I N G N O T E S

    Section 8 Influence of Islam on Decorative Arts

    Letter of Placard and Explanation Questions for this Section

    B shows geometric designs on List and describe two new decorative arts or styles that West
    textiles. Africans adopted from Muslims.
    C shows geometric designs on walls West Africans adopted calligraphy, or decorative writing, and
    and men in Arabic dress. geometric patterns for their art and textiles.
    D shows geometric designs on
    clothes and Arabic robes. How did West African clothing change with the arrival of
    Islam?
    E shows Arabic robes.
    F shows an Arabic robe. West Africans adopted the flowing Arabic robes worn by
    Muslims.
    G shows Arabic dress.
    H shows Arabic robes

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