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(Information from Student
Created Concept Maps) |
| Age Set System: A set of young people that are born during a
certain/specific time period. |
| Lineage: A religious belief in which descendants are common ancestors. |
Matrilineal: A social system in which decent/inheritance rights are
passed through the female side
of the family. |
Patrilineal: A social system in which decent/inheritance rights are
passed through the male side of
the family. |
| Stateless Society: Power is shared between many families. |
| Swahili: An Arabic influenced language that is spoken in
eastern/central Africa. |
| Time: From 700-1076 A.D. |
| Located: West Africa |
| Trade: Major traders of gold and salt |
Achievements/Accomplishments: At least 2/3 of gold supply found there,
main trade city for gold
and salt. |
| Ruler: Had a king that acted as a religious leader, chief judge and
military commander. |
Religion: Many rich people converted to Islam while commoners still
followed the animistic
traditions. |
| Downfall: Invaded and conquered by North African Muslims. |
| Time: From 1235 - 1400 |
| Located: West Africa, South of Ghana |
| Trade: Traded gold which allowed them to gain extreme wealth and power
and salt. |
Achievements/Accomplishments: Large empire that attracted many high
ranking people. Was
also an important center of trade and
commerce. |
Ruler: Country divided into provinces which were ruled separately:
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Mansa Musa: Military success caused empire to grow to be two times the
size of
Ghana.
- Sun data: Many military victories followed by peace and prosperity. |
| Religion: Muslim due to Arab influence. |
Downfall: The gold trade shifted eastward causing Mali to loose their
great wealth and power
and their great leader, Battula, left. His
successors lacked the ability to govern
properly. |
| Time: From Mid 1400 - 1591 |
| Located: Central region of West Africa on Niger River (present day
Mali) |
| Trade: Exported gold and imported salt |
Achievements/Accomplishments: Captured Timbuktu and Djenne. Had
different ministers to run
the army and navy. |
| Ruler: Askia Muhammad and Sunni Ali |
| Religion: Muslim/Islam |
Downfall: In 1591 when Moroccans conquered with gunpowder cannons and Sonhai
lacked
modern weapons. |
| Time: 1300's |
| Located: South West of Ife near delta of Niger River |
| Trade: Ivory, slaves, pepper, leopard skins -- merchants traded with
Portuguese |
Achievements/Accomplishments: Large kingdom with walls, sculpted brass
heads and copper
figures, strong army. |
| Ruler: Ewuare - based his rights to rule on claims of descent from
first king of Ife. |
| Religion: Animist and Islam |
| Downfall: Europeans took over their land. |
| Time: 1200 - 1450 |
| Located: South East Africa |
| Trade: Gold |
Achievements/Accomplishments: High walls to impress visitors and no
soldiers could climb.
Housed royal palace. Population of 10,000. |
| Ruler: Demanded tributes from travelers. |
| Religion: Animist and Islam. |
Downfall: Area could not support such a large population so the
natural resources were used up
and the city became abandoned. |
| Time: 1420 |
| Trade: Gold, salt and luxury items. |
| Achievements/Accomplishments: Mined gold and traded with coastal
cities. |
| Ruler: Mutota - founded Mutapa, conquered Shona people and modern day
Zimbabwe. |
| Religion: Animist |
| Downfall: Portuguese |
| Time: As early as the first century |
| Location: West and Central Africa |
| Religion: Paid tribute to the dead |
| Ruler/leader: Stateless society in which elders rule. |
| Location: Present day Morocco area |
| Religion: Islamic |
| Achievements/Accomplishments: Over ran West Africa empire of
Ghana. By 1076 captured parts of South Spain. |
| Ruler/Leader: Allan Ibn Yasin |
| Downfall: Leader killed in battle, got taken over by the Almohads. |
| Time: Mid 1100's |
| Location: Morocco |
| Religion: Islamic |
| Achievements: Conquered Almoravids |
| Leader: Ibn Turmart |
| Downfall: Declined and broke up into individuals |
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