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African Kingdoms

African Kingdoms. Mediterranean Sea. Nile River. Sahara Desert. Red Sea. African rainforest. Great Rift Valley. Indian Ocean. Atlantic Ocean. Kalahari Desert. Human Migration from the Great Rift Valley. Migration. Migration -permanent movement of people from one place to another.

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African Kingdoms

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  1. African Kingdoms Mediterranean Sea Nile River Sahara Desert Red Sea African rainforest Great Rift Valley IndianOcean AtlanticOcean Kalahari Desert

  2. Human Migration from the Great Rift Valley

  3. Migration • Migration -permanent movement of people from one place to another. • Push Pull Factors • Pull Factorsattract people to another location • Push Factorscause people to leave a region

  4. African Trade Routes SALT GOLD

  5. Map showing the approximate distribution of Bantu vs. other Niger-Congo languages. Bantu Bantu-speaking people migrated south, from Nigeria Today 1/3 of Africans speak a Bantu-based language. Bantu means “the people”

  6. Kingdom of Ghana • 700-1076 AD • Gold and salt trade • Moved east looking for gold • Rulers convert to Islam in 11th century. Ghana Empire at its greatest extent.

  7. Kingdom of Mali • Mali means “where the king lives” • 1235-1400 AD • Moved east looking for gold Mali empire at its greatest extent

  8. Kingdom of Mali • Sundiata becomes mansa(emperor), peaceful kingdom • Mansa Musa, Muslim leader, expands empire • hajj (pilgrimage), & built mosques. • Divided Mali into provinces, assigns governors, easier to rule. • Timbuktu important trading city. Mansa Musa holding a golden nugget.

  9. Sankore mosque Terracotta Archer figure and horseman figure from Mali (13th-15th century). Tuaregs were and still are an integral part of the salt trade across the Sahara

  10. Mosque of Djenne

  11. Kingdom of Songhai • Kingdom expands due to Gold in the east. • Songhai Empire-1400 & 1500 AD. • Rulers • Sunni Ali, Askia Muhammad – expans empire • Songhai fell to Morrocans. • Ended 1,000 year period of African Rule. The Songhai Empire at its greatest extent. The tomb of Askia

  12. Islam and Christianity in Africa • Roman empire spreads Christianity to Africa between 632 - 750 AD. • Islam spreads through Africa by trade and conquest.

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