World History I

Chapter 14: Patterns of State Formation in Africa
600-1450 CE

63: Wed, Apr 29, 2026

Please post in the forum for the day a short essay in response to this question:

Trade, government, and large communities in China, in Europe, and in the Islamic Caliphates were facilitated in each case by the development of a common written language, sometimes enforced by governments to facilitate administration, sometimes by religious authorities to consolidate religious observance and orthodoxy. How was the growth and development of communities different in Africa? Consider:

• Spoken language
• Written language
• Religion
• Geography and climate
• Tribal organization
• Livelihood

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