Brittany Williams DayshaiConway Aaron James Ambreel Veasley Hunting and gathering societies The oldest form of social organization in the world began in Africa Groups spread throughout Africa and they speak their own languages ID: 635910
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North and Central African Societies
Brittany Williams ,
DayshaiConway
, Aaron James ,
Ambre’el
VeasleySlide2
Hunting and gathering societies
The oldest form of social organization in the world began in Africa.
Groups spread throughout Africa and they speak their own languages.
The Efe (Ay-Fay) are just one of the several hunting gathering societies in Africa.Slide3
Hunting and gathering society
Efe
lived in small groups between 10 and 100 members all of whom were related.
Each family occupies its own grass and brush shelter within a camp
Their search for food makes them some what nomadic.Slide4
Age-set system
In many
A
frican societies , young people from close ties to individuals outside their lineage thought the age set system.
Men and women have different life stages, and each stage has its own duties and importance.
Societies like
igbo
use the discipline, community
service,and
leadership skills to their youngSlide5
Muslim States
White state less societies developed south of the Sahara, Islam played a vital role in North Africa
As Islam spread , some
African rulers converted t Islam. These African Muslim rulers than based government upon
Islamic claw.Islamic law in Islam following the law is a religious obligation.Slide6
Stateless societies
Family organization is central to African society, in many African societies, families are organized in groups called lineages
South of the Sahara many African groups developed systems of governing based on lineages in some societies lineage groups took place of rulers
Stateless societies didn’t have a centralized system of power instead authority in a stateless society was balanced among lineages of equal power.Slide7
Tracing Family Descent
In Africa societie
s ,the way a society traces lineage determines how possessions and property are passed on and what groups individuals belong to.
Detrilineal society trace ancestors through their fathers.Matrilineal society, children trace their ancestors through their mothers.Slide8
Almoravid Reforms
In the 11
th
century, Muslim reformers founded the almoravid empire.It’s members came from berber groups living in the western Sahara in what today is
mauritania.The movement began after devout berber
M
uslims made a hajjSlide9
Almohads Reformers
This group named
Almohads
seized the power from the Almoravids.The Almohads
began religious movement in the atlas mountains of Morrocco.The
almohads
followed the
techings
of
Ibn
Tumart
.Slide10
Almohads taking over!
After a pilgrimage to Mecca,
Ibn
later criticized Almoravids rulers for moving away from the traditional practice of Islam.
By the end of the 12th century, they had conquered much of southern S
pain.
While the
A
lmohad
empire lasted just over 100 years, it united the
Maghrib
under one rule for the first time.Slide11
QUiZ tiME =O
Where did the oldest social organization begin?
What was the most spoken language?
How many members where in an Efe group?
What families organized in groups called?When did the Almoravid
movement begin?
Africa
What ever group you were in that was the language.
10 to 100
lineage
After devout
berber
M
uslims made hajjSlide12
Quiz time =O
Which society traces their ancestors through fathers ?
Which society traces their ancestors
through mothers?What was the strategy of conquering Spain?How long did it take
Almoravids to conquer Spain?Where did the
Almohads
begin their religion?
Detrilineal
Mantrilineal
They made some people convert to
M
uslims.
About 20 years or more
Atlas mountains of
Morrocco
.Slide13
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