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Chapter 13 Section 1 Questions

Chapter 13 Section 1 Questions. Africa’s savannas _________________________. Used in trade caravans across the desert, camels were nicknamed ______________. What great warrior king, called “Lion Prince,” seized Ghana in 1240? _____________________

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Chapter 13 Section 1 Questions

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  1. Chapter 13 Section 1 Questions • Africa’s savannas _________________________. • Used in trade caravans across the desert, camels were nicknamed ______________. • What great warrior king, called “Lion Prince,” seized Ghana in 1240? _____________________ • African rain forest kingdoms were _____________ by the dense forest growth. • The great trading center of Zimbabwe supplied ______________ to the East African coast.

  2. The Rise of African Civilizations • Africa’s geography influenced the rise of its civilizations. The growth of trade led to the exchange of goods and ideas.

  3. Africa’s Geography • Worlds 2nd largest content. • 10% of the land is covered by rainforest. • Most of Africa lies in the tropics. • Deserts: Sahara to the North & Kalahari to the south. • Northwest and South have areas good for farming. • Plateau – an area of high flat land.

  4. Rise of Ghana Rise of Mali Rise of Songhai

  5. Rise of Ghana Rise of Mali Rise of Songhai A.D. 400’s - Rose to power. A crossroads of trade. Ghana knew how to make iron weapons. Built a huge army. 200,000 men at any time. Collected taxes on salt and gold from traders

  6. Rise of Ghana Rise of Mali Rise of Songhai A. D. 1200’s Sundiata Keita – 1230 – 1255 – 1st King 1240 – seized the capital of Ghana. His conquest put Mali in control of gold mining areas, allowing him to rebuild the gold and salt trade. A.D. 400’s - Rose to power. A crossroads of trade. Ghana knew how to make iron weapons. Built a huge army. 200,000 men at any time. Collected taxes on salt and gold from traders

  7. Rise of Ghana Rise of Mali Rise of Songhai A. D. 1200’s Sundiata Keita – 1230 – 1255 – 1st King 1240 – seized the capital of Ghana. His conquest put Mali in control of gold mining areas, allowing him to rebuild the gold and salt trade. A.D. 400’s - Rose to power. A crossroads of trade. Ghana knew how to make iron weapons. Built a huge army. 200,000 men at any time. Collected taxes on salt and gold from traders 1468 – Sunni Ali – stormed into Timbuktu and drove out the Berbers. Ordered war canoes to seize the Niger River. Took over salt mines in the Sahara. Lasted almost 100 years. An army from the Arab kingdom of Morocco defeated the Songhai with guns, cannons, and gunpowder.

  8. Kingdoms of the Rain Forest

  9. East Africa The Rise of Axum Great Zimbabwe Costal City-States Subtopics

  10. Chapter 13 Section 1 Questions • Africa’s savannas _________________________. • Used in trade caravans across the desert, camels were nicknamed ______________. • What great warrior king, called “Lion Prince,” seized Ghana in 1240? _____________________ • African rain forest kingdoms were _____________ by the dense forest growth. • The great trading center of Zimbabwe supplied ______________ to the East African coast.

  11. Africa’s Geography A Vast & Diverse Continent The African Plateau Subtopics

  12. Rise of Ghana • A.D. 400’s - Rose to power. • A crossroads of trade. • Ghana knew how to make iron weapons. • Built a huge army. 200,000 men at any time. • Collected taxes on salt and gold from traders

  13. Rise of Mali • A. D. 1200’s • Sundiata Keita – 1230 – 1255 – 1st King • 1240 – seized the capital of Ghana. • His conquest put Mali in control of gold mining areas, allowing him to rebuild the gold and salt trade.

  14. Rise of Songhai • 1468 – Sunni Ali – stormed into Timbuktu and drove out the Berbers. • Ordered war canoes to seize the Niger River. • Took over salt mines in the Sahara. • Lasted almost 100 years. • An army from the Arab kingdom of Morocco defeated the Songhai with guns, cannons, and gunpowder.

  15. East Africa • Axum – due to it’s location on the Red Sea it served as a trading center for the Mediterranean and East Asian Worlds. • East Africa City States developed a network of trading ports along the coast and became major links in an Indian Ocean. • They traded with places as far away as China. • Zimbabwe – A.D. 700 – supplied gold, copper & ivory to Arabia, Persia, India, and China.

  16. Conclusion • Items that were traded in the kingdoms of West Africa were Salt and Cloth in the North for Gold and Ivory in the West. • Mogadishu, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Kilwawere successful because they were part of the Indian Ocean trading network. • Ghana, Songhai, Benin, Kongo, Kush, Great Zimbabwe developed away from the coast. Their economies were based on control of trade routes, food surpluses, & goods from interior Africa.

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