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Feudal Africa

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEDIEVAL AFRICAN KINGDOMS

  • Mali and songhai farmers in the rain forest kingdoms enjoyed many natural advantages
  • Like farmable soil and warm, wet climate
  • Ghana knew how make iron weapons and there trading system and trading routes.

(SOURCE 2) OF MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEDIEVAL AFRICAN KINGDOMDS

  • Developing cities on the coast of Africa allowed traders to move easily take advantage of trade routes
  • Cities also developed along trade routes in west Africa the tribes became settled
  • They traded natural resources such as salt from the salt mines

(SOURCE 3)MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF MEDIEVAL AFRICAN KINGDOMS

  • Some had the trade lslam chirstanty and Hinduism.
  • It came to power and most peoples still practice the traditional african regions
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GEOGRAPHY AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS

  • Ghana,Mali,and songhai ruled the wide-open savannas
  • However the dense rain forest along the equator
  • kept them expanding to the southern coast
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(SOURCE2)THE GEOGRAPHY AFFECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS

  • It help with supplies and with farming and a way to fleet
  • They could also grow grains really well in the savanna

HOW DID TRADE IMPACT THE KINGDOMS

  • Ghana got really wealthy king solomon introduce christianity and Islam
  • King manse musa built mosques and libraries
  • Songhai gained control of west african by conquering
  • Mali had storytellers Ghana had huge army
  • Songhai had spears,bows,and swords
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(SOURCE2)HOW DID TRADE IMPACT THE KINGDOMS

  • Made their lifestyle better with more trading and object

(SOURCE3)HOW DID TRADE IMPACT THE KINGDOMS

  • Amounts of salt and gold the Ghana,Mali and Songhai empires
  • Became rich and powerful the empire flourished Islam spread.
  • Popluar established a monarchy and a srong army by using trade
  • To become more powerful they were really wealthy
  • Islam was spreading

ASK YOUR OWN QUESTION TO RESEARCH

  • Why did the africans use the salt mines?
  • It for persevering and seasoning food

ASK YOUR OWN RESEARCH QUESTION

  • Where were the trade located?
  • Muslim traders from North Africa shipped goods across the Sahara
  • travelling between Egypt and Sudan that had 12,000 camels.

ASK YOUR OWN QUESTION TO RESEARCH

  • What are some traditional African religion?
  • Zulu culture there are mystics or sangomas that are responsible for healing and 'divining'
  • a kind of fortune telling and counseling.

SOURCES

  • @Blendspace
  • Copyright © 2014 Discovery Education. All rights reserved.
  • ©Worldsat International Inc. 2004, All Rights Reserved,(social studies)
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