HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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The Kingdom of Aksum converting to Christianity
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Expansion of Gold-salt trade under the Ghana Empire
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King Mansa Musa going on a Hajj in the 1300s
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Bantu migration for better farmlands
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most famous of them was Mansa Musa (1307-32). He made Islam the state religion and in 1324 went on pilgrimage from Mali to Mecca. Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca showed up in European records because of his display of wealth and lavish spending.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1324 Musa embarked on the hajj, the religious pilgrimage to Mecca that all Muslims are expected to make in their lifetime. It was also an opportunity to forge alliances and to advertise his wealth and power through lavish displays.
Detailed explanation-3: -Musa had united two of Mali’s most prominent characteristics – the importance of Islam, and the importance of its trade routes – with his pilgrimage. The presence of the sharifs encouraged further trade with the Muslim world, as did the new trade routes that he and his caravan established along the way.
Detailed explanation-4: -After Mansa Musa himself converted to Islam, he made a legendary pilgrimage to Mecca, (in Saudi Arabia). Mansa Musa had as many as 60, 000 followers traveling by caravan, interacting through the markets, and building communities along the hajj (journey) while spreading Islam into the cultures.