Early History of Africa, South of the Sahara

1. Early History of Africa, South of the Sahara Ch. 21.2

2. Basic Run-down • Nomadic Groups (Berber, Bushmen) • Southern Nile River civilization • Trans-Saharan Trade (Ghana, Mali, Songhai) • East African Trade (Swahili) • Exploration of Africa • Slave Trade Expands • European Colonialism • Independence • Present-Day: Problems & Successes

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4. Ghana: The Kingdom of Gold • 1st great W. Afn trading empires • Practiced trad. Afn religions, but very tolerant of Muslim traders CAMEL CARAVANS!

5. Power came from ability to use iron weapons to control gold and salt trade • Taxed all trade • Collected harvest portions • Weakened w/ Berber attacks  enter Islam

6. The Kingdom of Mali • Rose to power after Ghana (about twice the size) • Most powerful under rule of Mansa Musa • Encouraged Islam (officials had to read/write in Arabic) • Made the hajj

7. Songhai Empire • Replaced Mali gradually • Islam became official religion • Built university in Timbuktu (keeping city @ center)

8. Bantu Migrations • Absorbed other ppl into their society • 60 to 150 million ppl speak a Bantu lang. • Iron tools allowed more efficient work • Est. colony-like states • CULTURAL DIFFUSION

9. Swahili Trading States • Swahili is a Bantu lang. • Traded gold, slaves, ivory, leopard skins, etc. with Persia, India, & China • City development Another Bantu grp. (Shona)

10. Triangular Trade

11. The Atlantic Slave Trade

12. Berlin Conference- 1884 • How did the Industrial Rev. impact colonialism in Africa? • Need cheap labor, raw materials, new markets, and competition b/w countries • Why was the Berlin Conf. called? • Settle territorial disputes, controlling slave trade, humanitarian work promotion • Really just to divvy up continent • What was the doctrine of “effective occupation”? • To own coastal land, had to prove you were capable of protecting freedom of trade & transit (wealthy and powerful enough to handle it). “Sphere of Influence”

13. Berlin Conference Summary– -14 powers divided up Africa without consideration of cultures -Result of boundaries: 1.African peoples divided 2. Hostile societies thrown together 3. Migration routes cut off

14. Which two European powers ruled much of Africa south of the Sahara?

16. African Independence • Really took off after WWII – weakening of Europeans • Used Africans for military- How might have African participation in this war have aided freedom movements? • Larger grp. of educated Afns

17. Colonial Legacy- Set Up for Failure • Weakened African traditions – imposed own culture (“civilizing”) • Antagonism between tribes • Low level of development *most rely on a single crop or mineral – plantations, mines, etc. • Authoritarian governments *Europeans did not allow opportunities for Africans to participate in government, never knew democratic rule. - political corruption, lack of respect for rule of law

19. List 3 examples in which political boundaries divide an ethnic group. What problems might result from the political divisions created by colonial powers?

20. Colonial Economies

21. Present Day

24. Ethnic Groups in Nigeria

25. In what ways did colonialism affect the region’s development and set the stage for current conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa?

26. List some major migrations that occurred in Sub Saharan Africa. Then choose one migration, and write a paragraph about the motivation for and the effects of the migration.