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Question 1. Which group of people gained control around the Niger River after the death of Mansa Musa? A. Berbers B. Songhai C. Moroccans D. Malians. Question 2. Who led the Songhai Empire? A. Mansa Musa B. Jesus De Leon C. Askia Muhammed D. Porter the Great. Question 3.
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Question 1 • Which group of people gained control around the Niger River after the death of Mansa Musa? • A. Berbers • B. Songhai • C. Moroccans • D. Malians
Question 2 • Who led the Songhai Empire? • A. Mansa Musa • B. Jesus De Leon • C. AskiaMuhammed • D. Porter the Great
Question 3 • Which area began to raid Songhai in the 1580’s? • A. Morocco • B. Niger • C. Chad • D. Congo
Question 4 • What group of people began to move to the eastern and southern part of Africa? • A. Zulu • B. Boer • C. Moroccan • D. Bantu
Question 5 • Which African city in the east became the most important city for trade? • A. Kilwa • B. Beria • C. Zanzibar • D. Berbera
Mali Declines • After Mansa Musa death, different parts of Mali began to rebel • In the east, Songhai gained control near the bend of the Niger River led by Sunni Ali • In the north, Berbers seized much of Mali territory and captured Timbuktu • By 1500, rebels and invaders had reduced Mali to a small area
Askia Muhammad • Muhammad wanted to control the throne of Songhai Empire • People felt Sunni Ali’s son did not practice Islam the correct way • He divided Songhai into provinces • Islam spread throughout Africa
Songhai Falls • Outside areas, as Islam began to spread, some African’s still believed in their own spirits • Muhammad son would remove Muhammad and declared himself king • Morocco forces raided Songhai salt mines in the 1580’s and captured Timbuktu in 1591 • West African’s lived in kinship in agricultural villages
Central & Southern Africa • Central Africa is covered with tropical rainforest • Southern Africa Immense grasslands (elephants, giraffes, lions, zebras etc…) • People in this region belong to variety of ethnic groups • Bantu began to move throughout southern & eastern Africa
Coastal areas begin to emerge • East African merchants began trade across the Indian Ocean • Kilwa became most important city • Asian merchants could trade in Kilwa • With trading and cultural interaction between Arabs and Africans a new language came about (Swahili)
Question 1 • Which group of people gained control around the Niger River after the death of Mansa Musa? • A. Berbers • B. Songhai • C. Moroccans • D. Malians
Question 2 • Who led the Songhai Empire? • A. Mansa Musa • B. Jesus De Leon • C. AskiaMuhammed • D. Porter the Great
Question 3 • Which area began to raid Songhai in the 1580’s? • A. Morocco • B. Niger • C. Chad • D. Congo
Question 4 • What group of people began to move to the eastern and southern part of Africa? • A. Zulu • B. Boer • C. Moroccan • D. Bantu
Question 5 • Which African city in the east became the most important city for trade? • A. Kilwa • B. Beria • C. Zanzibar • D. Berbera