escription and analysis of African Islamic societies in the fourteenth century. In what respects were these societies similar to the ones in North Africa and the Middle East (in other words, the Arab world)? In what respects were they differe
Read the descriptions of Ibn Battuta's two voyages to sub-Saharan African in the mid-fourteenth century (pp. 13-94 in Ibn Battuta in Black Africa). These writings are valuable because they are the only extant written documents on the Swahili city-states and the empire of Mali that we have to work with.
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Based on these documents, write a description and analysis of African Islamic societies in the fourteenth century. In what respects were these societies similar to the ones in North Africa and the Middle East (in other words, the Arab world)? In what respects were they different (in some cases, very different)? Most importantly, what specific historical factors account for these differences?
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