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Crash course world history. Episode 16, Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa /

In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, trade, beautiful women, trade, some impressive architecture, and several empires. John not only cover the the West African...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Muller, Stan (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Crash Course World History, 2020.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Ibn Batuta, > 1304-1377.
Musa, > Sultan of Mali, > active 1324.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > History.
Africa, Sub-Saharan > Social life and customs.
International trade.
Islam > Africa.
Ghana > History.
Mali > History.
City-states > Africa.
Afrique subsaharienne > Histoire.
Commerce international.
Ghāna > Histoire.
Mali > Histoire.
Ghana.
Mali.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
Educational films.
History.
Films éducatifs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan Africa! So, what exactly was going on there? It turns out, it was a lot of trade, converting to Islam, visits from Ibn Battuta, trade, beautiful women, trade, some impressive architecture, and several empires. John not only cover the the West African Malian Empire, which is the one Mansa Musa ruled, but he discusses the Ghana Empire, and even gets over to East Africa as well to discuss the trade-based city-states of Mogadishu, Mombasa, and Zanzibar.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 6, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (10 minutes)
Playing Time:00:09:56