EMPIRES OF WEST AFRICA

GHANA

GHANA LOCATION

IRON & POWER

• They used iron for weapons.
• They used iron to make tools.

TAXES & GOLD

• Taxes helped fund for military defense and construction
• Gold & salt were used as tax money because there was a fine amount of gold & salt

PRODUCTS TRADED

• Gold
• Salt
• Iron
• And other valuable stuff

WHY SALT IS IMPORTANT

• It made food taste better
• It preserved food
• It helped to keep body fluids in on hot days so you won't sweat as much

MAJOR CITIES

• Ghana
• Mali
• Songhai

GHANA'S DECLINE

• Recent attacks
• Trade was cut off
• Their weapons were not advanced enough

MALI

MALI LOCATION

SUNDIATA

• His belief: Islam
• Occupation: king of Mali
• He founded Mali
• He defeated Sumansuru
• He spread the boundaries of Mali
• He made his own imperial system
• He may have been a Dusu-tisi

MALI'S ECONOMY

PRODUCTS TRADED

MANSA MUSA

• He was the king of Mali
• He took so much gold on his pilgrimage when he went somewhere he gave out gold galor

EDUCATION UNDER MANSU MUSA

• He was filthy rich
• He funded education
• His pilgrimage to Mecca when he gave out gold

MAJOR CITIES

• Ghana- a rich city and very strong
• Mali- very rich city and very strong
• Songhia- a city with strong military strength and a lot of money

FALL OF MALI

• Not as strong as the attackers
• Mansa Musa had stupid sons
• Separation

SONGHAI

SONGHAI LOCATION

SUNNI ALLI

• King
• Born: 1464
• Death: November 1492

ASKIA THE GREAT

• Born: 1443
• Death: 1538
• He was a general and became a king, I believe

MAJOR CITIES

• Timbucktwo- the center of learning and culture
• Gao- a wealthy city in trade

SONGHAI FALL TO MORROCO

• They had stronger weapons
• They attacked after a civil war
• Songhai had a time of peace so the civil war did a lot of damage

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