June 2006 - World History

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<p>"Islam reached sub-Saharan Africa in the earliest days of the religion and spread slowly over the following centuries. Although occasionally brought by the sword, expansion was largely a peaceful affair facilitated by trade routes linking the region to the Arab world. The process can generally be understood as one of gradual diffusion, which had the effect of overlaying Islam on – rather than wholly eliminating local belief systems. As a result, the Islam that developed in Africa was characterized by diverse practices, and rigid understandings of the Quran and the Sunnah were eschewed in favor of less doctrinal observances that focused on the believer’s personal relationship with Allah – evidenced by the widespread popularity of the tariqa (Sufi brotherhoods)."</p>

<p>Let's see... Islam started around 600 CE, so let's say it go to SS Africa in 700 CE. When it came, people got it but did not prefer it over local religion.</p>

<p>SO WHAT'S THE ANSWER?!?!?</p>

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<p>the question asked "before colonial times" right?</p>

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<p>Wait didnt the African religion question ask prior to 1500?</p>

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<p>can anyone confirm?
not like it really matters lol</p>

<p>100th post!! w00t!!</p>

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<p>Vanilla: What said "before Colonial times"?</p>

<p>The official numbers so Brazil had a population of 37% slaves by emancipation. In America is was... 11%? (Not sure on the figure, it's from a breakdown statistic by state)</p>

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<p>the sub-saHARAN religion question</p>

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<p>Prior to 1500... does it matter? SS Africa is STILL mostly animist-Islam fusion.</p>

<p>Yeah, I found in my book it said the population of slaves in Latin America was higher than North America. All we need to do is figure out if the people in North America were claimed LEGALLY as second-rate citizens. (Don't care about what actually happened, we just need to find out if they were supposed to get the same rights)</p>

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<p>Vanilla: Someone said "before 1500". Oh whatever, it's a trap question. I hit local religions because it was a safer answer. SS Africa was not known to be totally Islam.</p>

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<p>anybody interested w/ making a compilation of ALL the questions?</p>

<p>i think we can get about 50-60?</p>

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<p>No I wasn't saying youre answer was wrong Taishaku, because I put the same answer you did. In Kaplan it says that Sub-Saharans started converting to Islam in the 1700s, not 1500s, and even then they maintained their tribal beliefs or mixed them into Islam.</p>

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<p>yes! lets make the compilation!</p>

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<p>The Egyptian geography question was a trap. It's a throw between marashlands and the deserts.</p>

<p>Socrates emphasized self-analysis.</p>

<p>Brahmans were India's priest/scholar caste.</p>

<p>Britain's primary cotton sources: US, Egypt, India. Note they were all once colonies of Britain.</p>

<p>Female leaders: India, Pakistan, Phillipines.</p>

<p>The Ghandaran statue picture question was influenced by the Greeks.</p>

<p>The Kush were good with iron.</p>

<p>The map was Byzantine. Justinian made a foray into Italy that didn't last too long.</p>

<p>Lenin said "Imperialism is highest form of capitalism." I missed this one, it was a throw between this guy and Keynes, who actually wrote on imperialism and funding post-Depression.</p>

<p>The Romans appeased new additions by granting citizenship to the elite.</p>

<p>The Janissaries were recruited via devshirme in the Christian Balkans.</p>

<p>The Sepoy Rebellion transferred control of India to the Crown.</p>

<p>The Napoleonic Wars reestablished the status quo amongst monarchies.</p>

<p>The Scramble for Africa was initiated by the Berlin Conference.</p>

<p>The Mongols did NOT spread Buddhism.</p>

<p>The Sub-Saharan Africa religion question is a trap. It's a throw between local religions and Islam.</p>

<p>The North-Latin America slavery question is a trap. It's a throw between granting equal rights and Latin America having a significantly higher proportion of slaves.</p>

<p>Sub-Saharan Africa obtained steel before agriculture because they remained hunter-gatherer. Yes, STEEL NOT IRON!</p>

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<p>"I missed the Ghandaran statue picture question. It's Mesopotamia, I think."</p>

<p>It's greece.</p>

<p>Difference between Mao and Stalin's policies (Sino-Soviet split)</p>

<p>That was another tricky one.</p>

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<p>Are you sure? I put Greece cuz I thought it introduced advanced stone carving, but others said Mesopotamian.</p>

<p>*** NEVERMIND! I JUST LOOKED IT UP! Yeah, should be Greece, I GOT IT!!!</p>

<p>Yeah what was the Stalin/Mao thing? I know there were border fights, but what was answer?</p>

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<p>Under the Indo-Greeks and then the Kushans, the interaction of Greek and Buddhist culture flourished in the area of Gandhara, in today’s northern Pakistan,
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art#Greco-Buddhist_art_expansion_in_Central_Asia%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Buddhist_art#Greco-Buddhist_art_expansion_in_Central_Asia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>i ahve about 20 questions right now... and a whole lot more coming</p>

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<p>was that an EXCEPT question? the Mao/Stalin split?</p>

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<p>Yes........</p>

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<p>Peloponnesian War caused by...
Greek dominance over city-states</p>

<p>Ceasar...
conquered Gaul</p>

<p>Writing in Mesopotamia...
Taxes, records</p>

<p>Advanced industrial societies..
High literacy, low birthrate, high life expectancy?</p>

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<p>How many questions have you guys counted wrong so far?
I have ~12. No omit.</p>