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African Empires

African Empires. Location: South/Southeastern Africa Started: 1000 A.D. – 1450 A.D. Cities: Great Zimbabwe Sofala. Zimbabwe. Government: Kingdom (feudal system) Mutuapa “The Great Conqueror” Religion:

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African Empires

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  1. African Empires

  2. Location: South/Southeastern Africa • Started: 1000 A.D. – 1450 A.D. • Cities: • Great Zimbabwe • Sofala Zimbabwe

  3. Government: • Kingdom (feudal system) • Mutuapa “The Great Conqueror” • Religion: • Ancestral: Believe the ancestors watched over them with Mwari being the supreme being • Economy: Gold Mining and Trade Zimbabwe

  4. Acheivements: • Great Zimbabwe was part of a trade network that reached across the Atlantic Ocean. • Kingdom was enclosed with rounded stones and a small gate • Very strong and defensible Zimbabwe

  5. Location • East Africa (Horn) • Start/End • 1000 B.C. to 750 A.D. • Major Cities • Adulis: The greatest seaport. Connected Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India, and Rome Aksum (Axum)

  6. Government • Major Leader: Ezana expanded the empire and converted to Christianity • Dynasty with kings • Religion • Ancestral • Christian • Economy • Sea Trade with Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India, and Rome Aksum (Axum)

  7. Acheivements • Only African kingdom to develop a written language • First African kingdom to create its own coins • Created Terrace Farming • Growing crops on hills Aksum (Axum)

  8. Location • East Africa • Start/End • 1100 A.D. to 1488 A.D. • Major Cities • Kilwa: Import city: Brought in manufactured goods while shipping out raw materials Swahili

  9. Government • Muslim Empire • Religion • Islam • Economy • Based on Imports and Exports • Imported :porcelian, jewels, cotton • Exported: Ivory, gold, and salt Swahili

  10. Location • North West Africa • Start/End • 700 A.D. to 1076 A.D. • Major Cities • Walata • KoumbiSaleh Ghana

  11. Government • Dynasty based on warfare (Ghana means war chief) • Religion • Ancestral • Converted to Islam • Economy • Gold and Salt Ghana

  12. Location • North West Africa • Start/End • 1235 A.D. to 1353 A.D. • Major Cities • Walata • Timbuktu • Gao • KoumbiSaleh • Niani Mali

  13. Government • Empire • Ruled by Sundiata • Expanded by Mansa Musa • Religion • Islam • Economy • Gold and Salt Mali

  14. Location • North West Africa • Start/End • 1400 A.D. to 1591 A.D. Songhai

  15. Major Cities • Taghaza • Walata • KoumbiSaleh • Niani • Djenne • Gao • Timbuktu • Kano • Agades Songhai

  16. Government • Empire • Ruled first by Sunni Ali who built the empire through military conquest and took over the city Djenne by marrying their queen to complete his conquest • Religion • Islam • Economy • Gold and Salt Songhai

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