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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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Slide1

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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