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THE KINGDOMS OF WEST AFRICAGhana, Mali and Songhai
WEST AFRICAN EMPIRES
Nok Ghana Mali
5x larger than Ghana
Songhai
VOCABULARY
Griot-Storyteller Diviner- Someone who communicates
with spirits Kinship-Family Relationship Oral Tradition-History passed through
retold stories
TRANS-SAHARA TRADE
Trade routes carried goods from the Middle East, Europe and Asia
Gold and Salt Dangerous but profitable Niger and Senegal Rivers-Natural Resource and
Transportation
TRADE CENTERS
Koumbi-Ghana Niani-Mali Timbuktu- major center for trade and
learning Gao- Songhai
GHANA-GOVERNMENT
King ruled with help from a council of ministers
Kingdom divided into large provinces and smaller districts Province ruled by a lesser king District ruled by a chief
The son of the king’s sister inherited the throne.
GHANA-GOVERNMENT
Local rulers had to send their sons to the king’s court.
Nobody could trade without the king’s permission
Only the king could own gold nuggets Currency-gold dust
MALI-GOVERNMENT
Larger than Ghana in every way Officials supervised specific trade or
economic items…one would oversea fishing, another would be in charge of forests
Kingdom divided into provinces ruled by generals
Citizens rewarded with gold, land and horses to keep them loyal
MALI-GOVERNMENT
National Honor of the Trousers- only the royal family could wear sewn clothes. Most people wore wrapped cloth.
Mansa Musa- Mali’s greatest king, helped to spread Islam and education in West Africa
SONGHAI-GOVERNMENT
Founded by Sunni Ali- divided into provinces but never fully organized
Ali died mysteriously in 1492 1493- Songhai taken over by general Muhammad
Ture- continued spreading Islam in West Africa
TRADITIONAL AFRICAN RELIGIONS
Most Africans believed in one supreme creator.
Religious practices varied widely from place to place
Religion provided rules for living and helped people stay in touch with their history.
Most believed the spirits of the dead stayed with the community.
ISLAM IN AFRICA
Became popular in West Africa because it assisted in trading with Arab world.
More Muslims in cities than in the countryside Men like Mansa Musa, Muhammad Ture aka. Askia
Muhammed very important in spreading Islam throughout West Africa.
Mosques and schools built throughout West Africa to teach the Koran.
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