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Ancient African Kingdom also known as Kush
Located in the upper nile just south of Egypt
Nubia
Greatest ruler of the Kingdom of Mali
Mathematically the richest man ever in the history of the earth.
Made a famous hajj trip showing off his wealth and riches of his empire.
Mansa Musa
How did camels change trade?
Ships of the desert
Camels could carry heavy loads and plod 20 or 30 miles a day often without little to no water.
Caravans of camels brought great profit
What lead to the downfall of Great Zimbabwe?
Some believe population grew to large
Civil war and dwindling trade
What is the national animal of Scotland?
A Unicorn
An east african culture that emerged about 1000AD
Also a bantu based language, blending arabic words and written in arabic script
Swahili
What was the importance of salt in Western Africa?
People need salt in their diet espeically in hot climates
Food preservation
What language became dominant in North Africa in the 690’s.
Muslim Arabs would conquer the north of the continent leading to arabic replacing latin as the dominant language
How have modern scholars trace the Bantu migrations?
Studying language patterns
Pronounce this town name: Worcester
WOORSTER
Medieval west african kingdom located in present day Mali, Niger and Nigeria
Songhai
What allowed Ghana to become a major kingdom?
Location of being within the fertile V
Controlled the gold-salt trade routes of the region.
Land of gold.
What were the major reasons for Meroe’s success as the capital of Nubia?
Successful location that led to be the center of trade for the empire.
Regions resources were rich in iron ore and large quantities of timber.
Describe the governments of small medieval African societies.
Power shared among multiple leaders.
Elders made major decisions while a chief held some authority
Some places had women take over dominant role of the society.
Who won the 1994 World Series?
No one, season was cancelled
Ruler of ethiopia in the early 1200s, during his reign he directed the building of multiple stone churches
King lalibela
How did Sonni Ali strengthen Songhai?
Brought trade routes and wealthy cities under his control
Followed traditional african religious beliefs
Why did the neolithic people of the Sahara migrate south?
Climate change slowly dried out the land and became parched
Tribes had to move south to maintain their agriculture lives
What is the importance Chinese porcelain found in Great Zembabwe?
Shows the empire was part of a great international trade network that connected them with lands from afar.
What was Mr. Skrolys first major at MSU?
Statistics
A sick boy regarded as to weak to be a threat.
By 1235, he would crush his enemies and won control of the gold trade routes and founded the empire of mali
sundiata
What resources built the kingdom of Benin?
Farming villages
Traded pepper and ivory
Later would trade slaves
What civilization(s) did the Nubian absorb into their culture?
Egyptian culture became huge in Nubian culture
Adapted many egyptian traditions
What did the people from Ife teach the residents of Benin to do?
They taught them how to cast bronze and brass
Mr Skroly is related to 2 signers of the declaration of independence, name one.
Benjamin Rush, Richard Stockton