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This class was instrumental in the spread of Islam into West Africa, aided by early converts of the jula caste and later by the patronage of mansas of the Keita dynasty. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this highest West African social class, above the artisanal namakalaw (“nyah-mah-KAH-lah-oo”) and enslaved jonw (“JAW-noo”). Named for the Arabic word for ‘free,’ this majority class of Mali comprised nobles, farmers, warriors, and traders.
ANSWER: horonw (“haw-RAW-noo”) [or wo; or sula; or jaambur; or dimo; or rimɓe; or senaábèlè; or bórcìn] (The Arabic word is ḥurr.)
[10m] The horon (“haw-RON”) class grew to encompass marabouts (“mah-ruh-BOOT’s”), who led Sufi orders like the Mouride (“moo-REED”) Brotherhood among this ethnic group. This is the majority ethnic group of Senegal.
ANSWER: Wolof [or Jolof]
[10e] Horonw were instrumental in establishing Islamic institutions of this type, like a Tuareg (“TWAH-reg”) noblewoman who funded one called Sankoré in Timbuktu.
ANSWER: schools [accept madrasas or universities; accept jami'at; prompt on mosques or masjids by asking “What additional function did it serve?”]
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Chicago AUC Berkeley A0101020ME
Columbia AWUSTL A0101020ME
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Illinois ANorth Carolina A0101020ME
Johns HopkinsChicago B0101020ME
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MinnesotaTexas0101020ME
NorthwesternToronto A0101020ME
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StanfordRutgers0101020ME
Toronto BIowa State0101020ME
Toronto CHarvard0101020ME
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Waterloo AIndiana0101020ME
Waterloo BWUSTL B010010M
YaleBritish Columbia0101020ME

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2025 ACF NationalsYes1818.8994%94%0%