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Songhay |
Dominated Niger Valley; independent kingdom under Berber dynasty; capital: Gao Highest power under Sunni Ali ( 1464-1492 ) |
Islamic law |
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Muhammad the Great |
Extended boundaries of the Songhay empire; Islamic ruler of the mid-16th century |
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Sharia |
Islamic law |
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Banin |
Powerful city-state in southwest |
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Kongo |
Kingdom based on agriculture; hereditary monarchy |
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Mansa Musa |
He crossed Sahara on hajj |
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Changes came from? |
Muhammad followers |
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How was government? |
Had little authority |
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Language |
Bantu |
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Religion |
Aministic |
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300 C.E. |
Origin of Ghana |
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Politics in Mali and Songhay |
Sudanic states |
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Major trade |
Most important: book Gold and salt |
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Who found Mali? |
Sundiata |
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Mansa Musa |
Greatest leader of mali. Made an Islamic hajj which brought inflation |
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Timbuktu |
Major trading city |
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Who started moving into Spain |
Almoravids and Almohadis |
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Where was Christianity first influenced? |
Nubia and Ethiopia |
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What did the Hausa people do? |
Formed states after fall Songhay |
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Almoravids |
Conquered Ghana in 1076. Controlled gold trade Putrianical reformists |
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Askia Muhammad |
Ruler of Songhai 1493-1528 |
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Axum |
Empire defeated kush around 300 C.E. |
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Ile-Ife |
Most holy city in Nigeria |
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Mali |
Western Sudan; Western Africa 13-15 century |
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600-700 |
Islam spreads to North Africa, |
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Lalibela 1260 |
Ruled Ethiopia, 1260 |
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