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10 Cards in this Set
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Ghana
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-700 - 1000
-near the Sahara Desert -A kingdom -Rulers taxed goods from traders that went through their territory -Becomes Empire in 800 |
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Sahel
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The region just south of the Sahara and north of the savanna
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Ghana trade
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2 biggest trade items gold and salt
-supplied world with 2/3 of gold -Traded in cities while tax collectors watched |
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Ghana Rulers
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-Rulers were religious leaders, chief judge military commander.
-Led a bureaucracy -only king was allowed to have gold nuggets |
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Mali
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-1200 - 1400
-South of Ghana -Wealth built on gold -Sundiata was Mali's first great king |
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Sundiata
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-Took over Ghana over war
-Peace and prosperity followed those victories -Moved capital to Niani -Died in 1255 |
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Mansa Musa
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-Rules from 1312 - 1337
-An African Muslim Ruler -Before Mansa Musa's rule, Mali was in turmoil -Skilled military leader -Expanded the empire twice the size of Ghana -Used a bureaucracy -Went on hajj to Mecca in 1324 |
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Timbuktu
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A very important city in Mali's empire, it attracted judges, doctors, religious leaders, and scholars
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Ibn Battuta
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-A native of Tangier
-Traveler and one of Mansa Musa's successors -Traveled for 27 years |
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Songhai
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-1400 - 1500
-East of Mali -Gained control of all key trade routes -2 great rulers, Sunni Ali and Askia Muhammad |
