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Africa Empire

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

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Map of Songhai

Map of Mali

Map of Ghana

Time frame of the empires
Ghana 300 to 1100 CE
Mali 1235 to 1600 CE
Songhai 1464 to 1591 CE

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Ghana
The main jobs in Ghana were mainly farming, mining and painting. Women were treated with respect and dignity.

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Mali
The main jobs were farmer, trader, Artisans, warriors, and slaves.
Women were regarded as the source of life and wisdom.

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Songhai
Daily life was based on traditions and local customs.

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Religious beliefs in Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. All three of the empires were Islamic.

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Trading
In Ghana there main trade recorders were gold and iron. In Mali they were gold and salt. In Songhai they were salt and gold also.

influential rulers and their legacy

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Ghana
King Kaya Maja he invented the use of camels as transportation and trade.

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Mali
Sundiata Keita introduced Cotten which became and important export.

Songhai
Askia Mohammad helped the country progress in education and trade.



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Art, Artifacts, and architecture

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Decline of the empire

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Ghana
They were getting attacked constantly from Northern Africa. And a group called the sulu broke free from Ghana.

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Mali
They lost control of there borders and then Songhai rose to power.

Songhai
They fell because of internal strife and civil war.
Then the Moroccan army invaded.

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