Hausa States and Society
What were the Hausa states originally made up of?
What are city-states?
What was one way people were captured during conflicts in the Hausa states?
What are wars and raids
What happened to many people captured during wars and raids?
What is they were enslaved.
Name 2 of the 7 major Hausa city-states.
What is Biram, Daura, Katsina, Kano, Rano, Zazzau, Gobir
Which group was raided by Zazzau and caused people to be captured and traded?
What is Kwararafa
What city became an important center of the slave trade?
What is Zazzau?
What was the purpose of the walls surrounding many Hausa villages?
What is to protect the villages from raids and attacks
What was one major reason Hausa states wanted to expand their territory?
What is to increase their political power and control surrounding areas.
Where were some enslaved people from Zaria's raids sent?
What is Borno, Nubia, Libya.
Why did Hausa city-states often fight one another?
What is they competed for political power, territory, and control of trade routes
What did Amina of Zazzu's wars attempt to accomplish?
What is to expand Zazzau's rule over the countryside and bring states under its control.
What could Hausa states receive in exchange for enslaved people?
What are horses, guns, and other goods.
How did the war between Hausa city-states affect the countryside?
What is it hurt the countryside and disrupted communities
How did the Fulani jihads change political power in Hausaland?
What is Fulani forces overthrew Hausa rulers and established the Sokoto Caliphate.
What were two major reasons the slave trade became important to Hausa states?
What is enslaved people had economic value as labor and were traded for goods like horses and guns.