Programme
11 October 2021 16:47
11/10/2021 16:47
1. Trans-Atlantic VS Trans-Saharan Slave Trade.
2. The scramble for Africa.
3. Decolonization of Africa (Nation-building).
4. The Arab Spring in Tunisia (The Jasmine Revolution).
5. The Revolution in Libya (The coup).
6. The Egyptian Revolution (The White Revolution/ The 2.0 Revolution).
a. Comparison between the three Arab revolutions.
7. African Post-colonial Democratic Systems (case study).
8. War in the horn of Africa (The Ethiopian Revolution).
9. South Africa, a Fight Against Apartheid.
10. Monarchies in Africa.
Notes:
- Arab slave trade started in the late 6th century during the Islamic expeditions.
- 2.0 Revolution: the internet revolution, because it was organized in social media.
- 5 countries in the horn of Africa: Kenya, Ethiopia, Ertrea, Somalia, Djibouti)
Terms:
Civilization Page 1
,Session 1: Overview
11 October 2021 16:57
11/10/2021 16:57
Definition:
Slavery: The ownership of selling and buying human beings for paid
or unpaid services (hard labour, entertainment… etc).
+ Slavery was one form of exploitation . Its special
characteristics includes the idea that slaves are property ;
that their labor power is at the complete disposal of their
masters. They do not have the right to their own sexuality
and, by extension , to their own reproductive capacities .
Notably , the slave status is inherited unless provision
was made to ameliorate that status .
Origin of the word:
It comes from the word "Slav": the Balkan people who were enslaved
by Ottoman Arabs.
hello at 17/10/2021 21:55
Preparation of Next lesson:
• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade:
Slavery in Africa was different from that in America in that
slaves in America were given demanding and degrading work,
they were mistreated by their masters. Eventually, slavery
became a racially exclusive caste system. Slave trade
eventually contributed to the policy and theory of capitalism by
Carl Marx.
• Trans-Saharan Slave Trade:
. the export of slaves from sub-Saharan Africa was linked to the
expansion of the Muslim Arab empire across north Africa in the
centuries after the death of Prophet Muhammed peace upon him
in 632CE. Muslims used their religion to justify the enslavement
of nonbelieving Africans .The majority of African slaves were
destined for domestic service . Women and children were
wanted in greater numbers than men . Boys were trained for
military or domestic service . Females became domestics , and
the prettiest were placed in harems . Under strict Islamic law, a
converted slave became a free fellow Muslim. The children of a
slave concubine or wife were free members of the household
Most children of slaves were assimilated into Muslim society .
This explains the absence today of an easily recognizable ,
socially distinct black population in the Middle East
Civilization Page 2
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Civilization Page 3
11 October 2021 16:47
11/10/2021 16:47
1. Trans-Atlantic VS Trans-Saharan Slave Trade.
2. The scramble for Africa.
3. Decolonization of Africa (Nation-building).
4. The Arab Spring in Tunisia (The Jasmine Revolution).
5. The Revolution in Libya (The coup).
6. The Egyptian Revolution (The White Revolution/ The 2.0 Revolution).
a. Comparison between the three Arab revolutions.
7. African Post-colonial Democratic Systems (case study).
8. War in the horn of Africa (The Ethiopian Revolution).
9. South Africa, a Fight Against Apartheid.
10. Monarchies in Africa.
Notes:
- Arab slave trade started in the late 6th century during the Islamic expeditions.
- 2.0 Revolution: the internet revolution, because it was organized in social media.
- 5 countries in the horn of Africa: Kenya, Ethiopia, Ertrea, Somalia, Djibouti)
Terms:
Civilization Page 1
,Session 1: Overview
11 October 2021 16:57
11/10/2021 16:57
Definition:
Slavery: The ownership of selling and buying human beings for paid
or unpaid services (hard labour, entertainment… etc).
+ Slavery was one form of exploitation . Its special
characteristics includes the idea that slaves are property ;
that their labor power is at the complete disposal of their
masters. They do not have the right to their own sexuality
and, by extension , to their own reproductive capacities .
Notably , the slave status is inherited unless provision
was made to ameliorate that status .
Origin of the word:
It comes from the word "Slav": the Balkan people who were enslaved
by Ottoman Arabs.
hello at 17/10/2021 21:55
Preparation of Next lesson:
• Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade:
Slavery in Africa was different from that in America in that
slaves in America were given demanding and degrading work,
they were mistreated by their masters. Eventually, slavery
became a racially exclusive caste system. Slave trade
eventually contributed to the policy and theory of capitalism by
Carl Marx.
• Trans-Saharan Slave Trade:
. the export of slaves from sub-Saharan Africa was linked to the
expansion of the Muslim Arab empire across north Africa in the
centuries after the death of Prophet Muhammed peace upon him
in 632CE. Muslims used their religion to justify the enslavement
of nonbelieving Africans .The majority of African slaves were
destined for domestic service . Women and children were
wanted in greater numbers than men . Boys were trained for
military or domestic service . Females became domestics , and
the prettiest were placed in harems . Under strict Islamic law, a
converted slave became a free fellow Muslim. The children of a
slave concubine or wife were free members of the household
Most children of slaves were assimilated into Muslim society .
This explains the absence today of an easily recognizable ,
socially distinct black population in the Middle East
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Civilization Page 3
