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Chapter 8: Africa 1800 B.C. to 1500 A.D .

Chapter 8: Africa 1800 B.C. to 1500 A.D. Section 3: Trading States of Africa (191-195). SWAHILI STATES. Developed along the Eastern Coast of Africa. SWAHILI STATES. Kilwa Massive trade center Large mosque. Set up Trading Centers along East African Coast. Arabs Indonesians Persians.

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Chapter 8: Africa 1800 B.C. to 1500 A.D .

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  1. Chapter 8: Africa 1800 B.C. to 1500 A.D. Section 3: Trading States of Africa (191-195)

  2. SWAHILI STATES • Developed along the Eastern Coast of Africa

  3. SWAHILI STATES • Kilwa • Massive trade center • Large mosque

  4. Set up Trading Centers along East African Coast • Arabs • Indonesians • Persians

  5. Importance of Gold • West Africans traded gold to obtain salt • East Africa traded gold to get salt, tools, and cloth

  6. 3. Rulers wore gold to oversee ceremonies

  7. GHANA • West African kingdom • Tunka Manin Ghanaian ruler

  8. MALI • Mansa Musa • Supporter of education (Timbuktu) • Pilgrimage to Mecca

  9. TIMBUKTU

  10. SONNI ALI • Captured Timbuktu • Built Kingdom of Songhai

  11. Mohammed I Askia • Helped build Songhai into a strong empire • Timbuktu became great commercial center

  12. The strength and wealth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai was • Control of the trade routes across the Sahara

  13. TEST • Tomorrow February 6, 2007 • Chapter 8 • Sections 1, 2, and 3

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