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What characterized the Funj period in Nilotic Sudan?
What characterized the Funj period in Nilotic Sudan?
- Territorial expansion and Islamization (correct)
- Territorial contraction and Christianization
- Territorial expansion and Christianization
- Territorial contraction and Islamization
How did the Arab clans become culturally Africanized during the Funj period?
How did the Arab clans become culturally Africanized during the Funj period?
- They intermarried with local Nubians (correct)
- They converted to Christianity like the local Nubians
- They adopted local Nubian clothing styles
- They adopted the local Nubian language
Which kingdom launched major attacks against the Funj Sultanate?
Which kingdom launched major attacks against the Funj Sultanate?
- The Moroccan Sultanate
- The Songhay Empire
- The Christian kingdom of Ethiopia (correct)
- The Ottoman Empire
In which year did King Susenyos launch an expedition that destroyed and looted several villages of the Funj Sultanate?
In which year did King Susenyos launch an expedition that destroyed and looted several villages of the Funj Sultanate?
Which of the following statements about the Funj Sultanate is true?
Which of the following statements about the Funj Sultanate is true?
Which of the following statements about the origins of the Funj people is NOT supported by the text?
Which of the following statements about the origins of the Funj people is NOT supported by the text?
Which cleric led the Jihads that popularized the African caliphate in the 19th century?
Which cleric led the Jihads that popularized the African caliphate in the 19th century?
Which of the following was NOT a powerful West African state that emerged west of Benin and Oyo?
Which of the following was NOT a powerful West African state that emerged west of Benin and Oyo?
In which year did Dahomey become an independent kingdom?
In which year did Dahomey become an independent kingdom?
Which of the following statements about the Amazons of Dahomey is NOT true?
Which of the following statements about the Amazons of Dahomey is NOT true?
What were the main sources of revenue for the Ashante kingdom?
What were the main sources of revenue for the Ashante kingdom?
Which of the following statements about the Ashante people is true?
Which of the following statements about the Ashante people is true?
What is the controversial debate surrounding the origins of the Funj people?
What is the controversial debate surrounding the origins of the Funj people?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Funj Sultanate and the Abdallabi state in Nubia?
Which of the following best describes the relationship between the Funj Sultanate and the Abdallabi state in Nubia?
What was the religious background of the Funj people before they converted to Islam?
What was the religious background of the Funj people before they converted to Islam?
What was the significance of Amara Dunqas in the history of the Funj Sultanate?
What was the significance of Amara Dunqas in the history of the Funj Sultanate?
How did the Funj Sultanate eventually establish its control over Nubia?
How did the Funj Sultanate eventually establish its control over Nubia?
What was the impact of the expansion of Arab clans and Islam into Nubia during the 14th century?
What was the impact of the expansion of Arab clans and Islam into Nubia during the 14th century?
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Study Notes
West African States
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Dahomey became an independent kingdom in 1625 and reached its peak in the mid-19th century.
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Dahomey was a major participant in the transatlantic slave trade.
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The kingdom was known for its elite female regiments, the Abomey Amazons, who were trained in military arts.
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The Amazons were led by Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh and numbered between 2000-6000.
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They invaded neighboring states like Abeokuta (1851 and 1864) and resisted French colonialists (1889-1894).
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Ashante emerged as a powerful state and reached its peak in the 19th century.
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Ashante was famous for its wood carvings and traded gold with the Songhay Empire.
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The Ashantehene united most of what is now Ghana, and the kingdom grew in power and prosperity.
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Tribute from subjected people and the trans-Saharan gold trade were the main sources of revenue.
North East and Northern Africa
Funj Sultanate
- The Funj people were cattle-keeping pastoralists who challenged Arab supremacy in Nubia (now Sudan) in the 16th century.
- The Funj practiced indigenous religion but converted to Islam after establishing the Funj Sultanate in 1504 with its center at Sennar.
- The Funj Sultanate expanded territorially into Nilotic Sudan and Islamized the region.
- The Funj faced three major attacks from the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia, but ultimately emerged victorious.
- The Funj Sultanate was later conquered by Mohammed Ali's Egypt in 1821.
Moroccan Sultanate
- The Sa'did Arab clans united Morocco under Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur (r. 1578-1603).
- Morocco reached its peak in the late 16th century and was the only state in North Africa not ruled by the Ottoman Turks.
- Morocco drove out the Portuguese from the North African coast in 1578.
- Morocco came into conflict with the Songhay Empire in West Africa and sent an army to seize control of the gold mines in 1591.
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