Social and Cultural change in Africa and Asia

Social and Cultural change in Africa and Asia! 1200 – 1500

"Elo gallery. " ="Edgar L. Owen, Ltd. Gallery of Fine Antiquities, Ancient Coins, Art and Antiques" Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http: //www. edgarlowen. com/a 59 apc. html>. What is Social and Cultural change? · Society is a community of people and their social structure. In a social change there is an altercation or difference in the way the society or its people live. Social changes have affected our history and will continue to affect our future. · A societies culture can be anything from Art to its religion and it heavily affects its social structure. Cultural change can occur anywhere and can be caused due to outer influences from other countries or even from changes of ideas within the community. "Art_sultanate. " Columbia University in the City of New York. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http: //www. columbia. edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00 artlinks/art_sultanate. html>.

"The Abu Dulaf mosque. " Durham University. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http: //www. dur. ac. uk/derek. kennet/abudulaf. htm>. Architecture • Architecture was very important especially in the middle east. Some of these include mansions, palaces and places of worshiped that were paid for by wealthy merchants and the royal families. (Bulliet 343) • Some designs used in these buildings include sun -baked clay, wood, coral stone and sometimes incorporated older buildings. Most architecture were focused on mosques and churches including temples. In these architectures they were able to come up with new and old designs that were blended together. (Mc. Cannon 166) "Travel stories and photographs from Ethiopia. " Travel writing photography online magazine - The. Travelrag. com TTR. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http: //www. thetravelrag. com/search/? q=Ethiopia>.

Learning • Mosques, temples and churches were not only used for architectural discovery but as centers of education. Muslims promoted literacy among their sons and sometimes their daughters if they were wealthy. They promoted literacy so they would be able to read religious texts. In sub-Saharan Africa the spread of Islam caused a cultural change that was associated with the spread of literacy that was initially in Arabic but then translated into characters that could be used to write local languages. (Bulliet 344) "Quran. " ������� ��� ����. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http: //www. sunna. info/souwar/img 190. htm>.

Learning continued… • In India literacy was not as widely used because it already had an ancient heritage of writing. Muslim scholars did continue to study Islamic law, theology and administration. They also professed in subjects such as mathematics, medicine and science. The demand for books were very great even though they were almost rare due to the fact that the printing press had not been accessible yet. Still books were the most profitable good that could be brought from north Africa. (Martin 99) "Department of English at UIC. " Welcome to UIC. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http: //www. uic. edu/depts/engl />.

Religion • Muslim rulers usually did not impose their language but they did try to convince many people of the superiority of their faiths and of Allah. Islam's influence spread through the Swahili coast, Sudan, coastal India and in Southeast Asia by trade routes. Marriage also spread Islam believes because in their faith they were allowed to marry multiple wives and this caused for the production of many children and definitely more of the faith. "Mosques blogs. " Mind. Say. Web. 21 Oct. 2009. <http: //www. mindsay. com/tags/mosques>.

Social distinctions • There were many slaves due to the increase in the elite class and the wealthy merchants. Slaves were sometimes given as gifts to emperors and they came from Africa. This country was heavily run by slaves and they were taught either a special skill or trade. • Women especially younger girls who had not reached puberty and were still virgins were also sold. prettier girls were sold for higher prices and your culture before such as the place were you where from also affected on how much the girl was sold for. Women were set up at higher standards and could be killed if they did anything against their husbands wishes. They had very little rights but where very well known for their cooking. They took care of children did most of the farming and made clothes. "Bad Subjects: Review Essay: Francis Bok's Escape from Slavery and Contemporary Slave Narratives. " Bad Subjects: Political Education for Everyday Life. Web. 21 Oct. 2

Question #1 What caused the promotion of literacy to change in the Islam community? a) The need for children to be able to read religious texts. b) The spread of Islam towards the Saharan Africa. c) The need for Arabic lettering system. d) To be able to read scholarly texts. e) To be able to send letters to far off countrys.

Question #2 What caused the spread of Islam? a) Growth of country b) Trade routes and marriages c) Emigration over Africa d) The demand from a king that forced the religion on the empire. e) Talk of pacification between Empires.

Question #3 What determined the cost that slave girls would be sold for? a) The language they spoke b) Advancement of literacy c) Where they were born d) What religion they practiced e) How hard they were able to work

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