Ismail ibn ‘Abd al-Qadir, The Life of the Sudanese Mahdi (1884)
Stage 1:Read Source 27.2Ismail ibn “Abd al-Qadir,The Life of the Sudanese Mahdi(1884) in the textbook.
Stage 2:Identify and read two secondary sources on the topic (i.e. search for British imperialism in Sudan, Muhammad Ahmad Ibn Abdallah (Mahdi), Mahdist rebellion).One of them should be the textbook. One of them should be an outside reading from the library’s database.
Stage 3:Answer the questions at the end of the source bottom of the page. Also, take in consideration the following questions. Why are the Mahdist revolting? Are Mahdist resisting British imperialism with their religious dogmatism?Use a word processor (like MS Word) to write your XXXXXXXXXXword response. Once you have completed the assignment, save a copy for yourself in an easily accessible place, and submit a copy to the writing assignment inbox. Do not upload a separate attachment. I will evaluate assignments for the following:
a) Useofpropergrammar,syntaxandspelling.
b) Don’tjustrepeatwhatis inthebook.Plagiarizedposts (wordscopiedfromthe web orprintmaterial)willresultinfailingtheclass.
c) Writtenassignmentsareyouropportunityto let meknowyourowninterpretationof thereadingandsubject matter.Whatwasthechapterabout?Areyousurprisedby somethingthat youlearnedhere?Doesitchangethewayyouthinkabout our and its past?