West Africa

West Africa

Ghana
1. Geography
  1. south of the sahara desert
  2. Located in the middle of salt and gold trade routes
  3. In Kumbi Saleah Sahara is six miles away separating road
2. Achievements
  1. Camels
  2. They also became a empire
3. Religon
  1. City was protected by stone wall and served as a royal and spiritual capital
  2. Sacread grove of trees used for religious ceremonies
4. Politics
  1. Founded byBerbers and sonike
  2. Capital city Kumbi Saleah
  3. Edge King supreme judge king lived being the grandest structure
  4. was inhibited by armband berbers and increased ghana
5. Economy
  1. Traded Gold Salt and Ivory required traders to give percentage of the product they were trading
  2. the city was central trade business capital
  3. If a trader was trading in gold was required to pay Ghana back
6. Society
  1. nomadic
  2. neighboring people paid tribute houses built with clay and wood
  3. wealthy people houses were mad of wood and stone but poor peoples houses were made of wood and clay
Mali
1. Politics
  1. Sundiata the historical founder of Mali whose name meant (hungering lion) Ruled Mali 1320-1255 CE.
  2. Mansa Musa was Malis greatest king ruling from about 1230-1225 CE
  3. As a king he was said to have worn Hunters garments instead of Royal robes
2. Achievements
  1. Became a larger indium than any in europe
  2. Sundiata introduced cultivation weaving cotton
  3. Empire of Mali extended over 1,000 mile from east to west and Mali took control of gold and salt trade.
3. Geography
  1. Mali was located in an Agriculturally rich area along the the upper Nile River
  2. trans sharan trade routes between northern and western africa
  3. mali is located in the steal a grassland region in southern border of the sahara desert
  4. Timbuktu is an important city in Malibecame one of the major culture centers not only of africa but the entire world
4. social sturture
  1. Was the grandson of Sundiata half brother and ruled Mali at a time great prosperaty
  3. Famous for also Wealth trade culture and learning
  4. VAST LIBERIES AND ISLAMIC UNIVERSITIES WERE BUILIT TO HAVE MEETING PLACES OF THE FINEST POETS SCHOOLARS AND ARTIST OF AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
  5. AFTER HIS DEATH IT BEGAN TO DECLINE THE SONS COULD NO HOLD THE EMPIRE TOGETHER AND THE BERBER TOOK MUCH OF MALIS TERRITORY INCLUDING THE CITY OF TIMBUKTU AND GRADUALLY MALI LOST ITS HOLD ON THE TRDE UNTIL THE THE EMPIRE CRUMBLIELED
5. Economy
  1. Control of the Niger River Helped Mali grow as a empire
  2. Became powerful by controlling the rich trans sharan trade routes between northern and western africa
  3. Most of the gold trade came up the Niger River which gave Mali a chance to control that trade
  4. True had triplpled and became the made trade central for all of west africa
6. Religon
  1. MANSA MUSA WAS KNOW FOR HIS PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA BECAUSE HE WAS MUSLIMIN 1324ABOUT 6O,000 PEOPLE ACCEPTED HIM ALONG WITH 200 CAMELS LADEN WITH GOLDFOOD AND CLOTHINGAND OTHER GOODS THIS PILGRIMAGE DISPLAYD MUNA MUSAS ENOURMAS WEALTH AND GENEROSITY

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