Africa
P:
-Great Zimbabwe.
-The Kingdom of Ghana.
-Ghana was the earliest known empire of western Sudan and was founded by a king of the Soninke people.
-The Kingdom of Mali started from the Kingdom of Ghana
-Mali started from Kangaba and was established by the Madingo people.
-Sundiata Keita became ruler of Mali in 1230
-Sundiata's gradonson, Musa, who was in power from 1312, to 1337, was muslim and became famous for his pilgrimage to mecca.
-Kingdom of Songhai became the largest empire in African history.
-The first emperor of Songhai was Sunni Ali
-Great Zimbabwe.
-The Kingdom of Ghana.
-Ghana was the earliest known empire of western Sudan and was founded by a king of the Soninke people.
-The Kingdom of Mali started from the Kingdom of Ghana
-Mali started from Kangaba and was established by the Madingo people.
-Sundiata Keita became ruler of Mali in 1230
-Sundiata's gradonson, Musa, who was in power from 1312, to 1337, was muslim and became famous for his pilgrimage to mecca.
-Kingdom of Songhai became the largest empire in African history.
-The first emperor of Songhai was Sunni Ali
E:
-Ghana had an advanced system of administration and taxation
-Ghana developed agriculture, iron smelting, stonemasonry, carpentry, pottery, cloth manufacturing and goldsmithing.
-Traded along the Trans-Saharan trade.
-Mali farmed and traded and became rich from taking control of the salt and gold trade which was ruled by Ghana before.
-Mali was predominately islam and they were allowed to own slaves, which also boosted the economy.
-Songhai also became wealthy from trade.
-Kola nuts, gold, and slaves main exports.
-Ghana had an advanced system of administration and taxation
-Ghana developed agriculture, iron smelting, stonemasonry, carpentry, pottery, cloth manufacturing and goldsmithing.
-Traded along the Trans-Saharan trade.
-Mali farmed and traded and became rich from taking control of the salt and gold trade which was ruled by Ghana before.
-Mali was predominately islam and they were allowed to own slaves, which also boosted the economy.
-Songhai also became wealthy from trade.
-Kola nuts, gold, and slaves main exports.
R:
-Ghana never converted to islam although it was surrounded by it.
-After the kingdom fell its people became muslim.
-The kingdom of Mali was predominatley islam.
-Ibn Battuta visited Mali.
-Islam was mixed with african culture.
-Reffered to as "African Islam"
-Ghana never converted to islam although it was surrounded by it.
-After the kingdom fell its people became muslim.
-The kingdom of Mali was predominatley islam.
-Ibn Battuta visited Mali.
-Islam was mixed with african culture.
-Reffered to as "African Islam"
S:
-the Songhai city of Timbuktu became a thriving cultural and commercial center.
-Criminal justice in Songhai was based mainly on Islamic principles.
-Arab, Italian, and Jewish merchants.
-Songhai society was organized according to a caste system.
-Slaves could be freed, becoming citizens, but were often restricted from joining the elite
-the Songhai city of Timbuktu became a thriving cultural and commercial center.
-Criminal justice in Songhai was based mainly on Islamic principles.
-Arab, Italian, and Jewish merchants.
-Songhai society was organized according to a caste system.
-Slaves could be freed, becoming citizens, but were often restricted from joining the elite
I:
-Ibn Battuta
-Islamic schools were encouraged in Mali
-Timbuktu was the intellectual center of west africa.
-Students and scholars came to timbuktu to study islam.
-Askia the Great was an emperor and politcal reformist.
-Askia's policies resulted in a rapid expansion of trade with Europe and Asia, the creation of many schools, and made Islam an bigger part of the empire.
-Ibn Battuta
-Islamic schools were encouraged in Mali
-Timbuktu was the intellectual center of west africa.
-Students and scholars came to timbuktu to study islam.
-Askia the Great was an emperor and politcal reformist.
-Askia's policies resulted in a rapid expansion of trade with Europe and Asia, the creation of many schools, and made Islam an bigger part of the empire.
A:
-Ancient Songhai Art include blankets and mats as a symbol of traditional, brass and Bronze handicrafts, Clay Pottery and craft guilds.
N:
http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/africa-1500
http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/songhai-african-empire-15-16th-century
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage
Celina Grisolia
http://www.sahistory.org.za/topic/songhai-african-empire-15-16th-century
http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/whic/ReferenceDetailsPage
Celina Grisolia