Comments by Alexis Ortiz Most recent public comments by Alexis Ortiz https://nowcomment.com/users/80525 Wars most likely helped to convert non-Muslims to Islam. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892076 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892076 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:48:08 -0400 I agree, that is a big amount of land. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892074 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892074 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:46:57 -0400 Those are good questions. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892072 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892072 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:46:35 -0400 That is a good question, how did he create an army that large? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892071 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892071 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:43:50 -0400 I agree, since Mansa Musa was the first West African ruler to practice Islam devoutly. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892070 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892070 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:43:10 -0400 That is a lot of people! https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892069 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892069 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:42:06 -0400 I have never heard of the Mande. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892068 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892068 Tue, 26 May 2020 12:25:44 -0400 How much more widespread? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892067 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892067 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:40:05 -0400 I have never heard of a place called Kumbi. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892066 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892066 Tue, 26 May 2020 12:17:04 -0400 That is pretty early. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892065 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892065 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:38:45 -0400 How long did it take for Trans-Saharans to travel to West Africa? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892063 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201809?scroll_to=1892063 Thu, 21 May 2020 12:58:08 -0400 I agree, since trading is important for economy, and trade routes make trading easier. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892062 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892062 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:37:06 -0400 I agree, that is plenty of square kilometers. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892061 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892061 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:35:21 -0400 They did make a lot of money during those times, but how did they get all that money? Was it by taking the money of other territories? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892060 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892060 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:34:35 -0400 I agree, that is a lot of money. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892058 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892058 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:33:53 -0400 I agree, since Sunni Ali expanded a lot of territory for the Songhai empire. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892057 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892057 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:32:43 -0400 Sunni Ali expanded the territory of the Songhai empire to the north, east, south, and west, and also took control of the key trading cities of Timbuktu, and Djenne. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892056 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892056 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:31:44 -0400 Sunni Ali is known in world history as one of the most effective military strategists to have ever lived. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892052 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892052 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:30:07 -0400 At the Songhai empire's height, the Songhai empire reached 1 million, 4 hundred thousand square kilometers of territory. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892048 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892048 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:27:22 -0400 In 1464 AD, a West African King called Sunni Ali rose to power and became the first leader of the Songhai empire. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892045 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892045 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:24:59 -0400 The Songhai empire rose after the decline of the Mali empire https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892044 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201826?scroll_to=1892044 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:23:52 -0400 That is pretty old. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1892042 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1892042 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:21:54 -0400 Gold seems pretty valuable. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892041 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892041 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:19:48 -0400 People wanted slaves so that their slaves would've worked instead of working themselves. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892039 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892039 Thu, 21 May 2020 20:42:03 -0400 I agree, those items seem pretty valuable. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892036 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892036 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:16:51 -0400 I agree, it probably was pretty life changing. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892035 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892035 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:16:00 -0400 Did students learn things other than the Quaran? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892034 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1892034 Thu, 21 May 2020 20:40:26 -0400 Those are pretty big achievements for empires. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892032 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892032 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:12:28 -0400 I have never heard of those names before. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892030 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892030 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:11:33 -0400 Does a professional army mean large and well trained armies? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892029 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892029 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:11:04 -0400 There were a lot of officials in the Songhai government. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892027 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892027 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:10:06 -0400 What are eunuchs? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892025 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892025 Thu, 21 May 2020 12:51:06 -0400 This means that they were more focused on respect. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892024 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892024 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:08:42 -0400 I agree, that is pretty strange. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892023 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1892023 Thu, 21 May 2020 01:07:45 -0400 They were centralized in respect of the more federal arrangements of the earlier Ghana and Mali Empires. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891976 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891976 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:41:50 -0400 I agree, they were probably very strict. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891974 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891974 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:27:34 -0400 Maybe relatives killed each other because of jealousy or grudges. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891973 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891973 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:25:46 -0400 I agree the kings were never safe. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891972 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201935?scroll_to=1891972 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:23:18 -0400 I agree, it was a long time ago. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891971 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891971 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:20:54 -0400 What did they think would happen if the spirits were not in a good mood? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891970 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891970 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:20:10 -0400 What are the differences between a belief system and a formal religion? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891969 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891969 Thu, 21 May 2020 03:06:24 -0400 They were probably from a long time ago, since the Songhai empire is pretty old. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891966 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891966 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:16:26 -0400 I also wonder what their traditional animist beliefs were. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891965 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891965 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:15:32 -0400 What did the religious scholars learn about the other subjects? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891962 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891962 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:13:46 -0400 What empire did King Sunni Ali lead? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891959 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891959 Thu, 21 May 2020 02:59:24 -0400 I agree, it was a pretty long time ago. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891957 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891957 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:12:27 -0400 Mohammad imposed Islamic law on his people because he converted to Islam. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891954 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891954 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:11:27 -0400 It means the King Sunni Ali was very anti-Muslim, but the other king, King Mohammad converted to the Islam religion, and also made the pilgrimage to Mecca, where he received the title of Caliph of the Sudan. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891949 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201936?scroll_to=1891949 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:10:31 -0400 The biggest West African empire was conquered, and also quicker than the Ghana and Mali empires as well. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891944 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891944 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:07:18 -0400 They attacked because they wanted more territory. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891942 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891942 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:05:54 -0400 Yes they did. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891941 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891941 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:05:18 -0400 The muskets were more effective than the Songhai empire's spears and arrows. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891937 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891937 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:04:09 -0400 This was something that most likely contributed to the downfall of the Songhai empire. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891934 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891934 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:02:29 -0400 Yes, he was. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891932 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891932 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:01:42 -0400 How many leaders were there? https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891931 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891931 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:01:15 -0400 There were other leaders, but the article said that the other leaders were not very effective. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891928 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891928 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:51 -0400 I also agree with Christian. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891926 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891926 Thu, 21 May 2020 00:00:23 -0400 This must have happened quicker than the other empires, since Songhai was the empire that lasted the least compared to the Ghana and Mali empires. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201937?scroll_to=1891924 Wed, 20 May 2020 23:59:54 -0400 I agree, it most likely did. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888924 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888924 Tue, 19 May 2020 15:19:42 -0400 I wonder what they learned in the schools back then. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888918 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888918 Tue, 19 May 2020 15:18:50 -0400 This means that famine did not happen during the Songhai empire's rule, so that means they were good at farming. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888825 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888825 Thu, 21 May 2020 20:40:12 -0400 Agriculture is the topic of farming. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888797 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888797 Thu, 21 May 2020 20:39:21 -0400 That is a large population. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888772 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888772 Tue, 19 May 2020 15:12:02 -0400 That is relatively early in history. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888769 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201930?scroll_to=1888769 Tue, 19 May 2020 15:11:33 -0400 I also agree they were successful. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884915 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884915 Mon, 18 May 2020 00:20:31 -0400 I also wonder what the language sounded like. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884912 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884912 Mon, 18 May 2020 00:19:17 -0400 They were lucky to have control of a river. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884911 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884911 Tue, 19 May 2020 00:09:38 -0400 I have never heard of that. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884905 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884905 Mon, 18 May 2020 00:05:32 -0400 I agree, since you need big armies to defend or attack other territories if you owned an empire. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884898 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884898 Sun, 17 May 2020 23:57:45 -0400 Regular raids from the Songhai empire must have weakened the Mali empire. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884890 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884890 Sun, 17 May 2020 23:51:45 -0400 That is early in history. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884871 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884871 Thu, 21 May 2020 20:59:19 -0400 I think the reason for that is because there were many advantages to places being located near rivers, such as having a useful trading route, having a source of fish, and also the dirt near rivers are fertile soil https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884867 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884867 Sun, 17 May 2020 23:43:09 -0400 Songhai started as a small empire, but grew to become the biggest out of the three empires. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884866 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201827?scroll_to=1884866 Tue, 19 May 2020 00:07:06 -0400 I don't think that they control my time too much, but school takes up my time that I could've used doing something else, for example playing video games. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201965?scroll_to=1880988 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201965?scroll_to=1880988 Thu, 14 May 2020 15:20:37 -0400 This schedule wouldn't work either, except for Saturday and Sunday since we have virtual classes that start at 12. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201965?scroll_to=1880919 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201965?scroll_to=1880919 Thu, 14 May 2020 15:16:53 -0400 This schedule wouldn't really work except for Saturday and Sunday because we have school at 12. https://nowcomment.com/documents/201965?scroll_to=1880774 https://nowcomment.com/documents/201965?scroll_to=1880774 Thu, 14 May 2020 15:19:53 -0400