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Western African Empires Get Out Your Foldable!. Ghana, Mali, Songhai. Western Africa: Vocab. Supply Demand Griot Sunjata Mansa Musa Sunni Ali Askia Muhammad. Western Africa: Vocab. Supply- a quanity of a good, product, or resource that people are willing and able to sell
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Western African EmpiresGet Out Your Foldable! Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Western Africa: Vocab • Supply • Demand • Griot • Sunjata • Mansa Musa • Sunni Ali • Askia Muhammad
Western Africa: Vocab • Supply- a quanity of a good, product, or resource that people are willing and able to sell • Demand- people’s desire for and willingness to buy that particular item • Items that are common have low value • Items that are scarce have high value
Western Africa: Vocab • Griot- Songhai person who told stories and sang songs about historical events and traditions • Sunjata- prince who lead Mali to power, accepted Islam, made a salt and gold trade • Mansa Musa- greatest rulers of Mali • Sunni Ali- great ruler of Songhai, brilliant military leader • Askia Muhammad- Songhi reached greatest power under his rule
Welcome Back • Get out your foldable • Touch base with your group • Ghana • Mali • Songhai • Be prepared to share in five minutes
Western Africa Location and Present Day Countries
Western Africa: Location and Present Day Countries • Western Africa • Near/ around present day Mali
Rise of Power Wealth Gold (supply) Brought traders into area Traders brought salt (Demand) Master of Gold Ghana
Culture gold and salt trade was key to success Muslim ruler (called master of gold) Supply and demand was key to success Religion Islamic for leaders People kept their own traditional beliefs Ghana
Fall of Power Envy from neighboring kingdoms Neighbors began to attack Ghana
Rise of Power Sunjata Won many battles Talented ruler Organized government Stronger trade Wealth Gold Brought traders into area Traders brought salt Fall of Power Mansa Musa died Attacked by neighbors for gold Mali
Culture Organized government Trade extremely important Sunjata was a key leader Timbuktu was a great city and culture center Religion Key Islamic center Mali
Rise of Power Sunni Ali Controlled salt/gold trade Great military leader Askai Muhammad Reached key power Fall of Power Became to big to control Did not have modern weapons that Northern Africa and Europe possessed Songhai
Culture griots Religion Songhi
Western Africa Rise of Empires
W. Africa: Rise of Empires • Wealth • Gold • Brought traders into area • Traders brought salt
Western Africa Culture
W. Africa: Culture • Ghana • gold and salt trade was key to success • Muslim ruler (called master of gold) • Supply and demand was key to success • Mali • Organized government • Trade extremely important • Sunjata was a key leader • Timbuktu was a great city and culture center • Songhai • griots
Western Africa Religion
W. Africa: Religion • Ghana • Islamic • Mali • Key Islamic center • Sunjata had mosques built to support to switch from Muslim to Islam • Songhai
Western Africa Fall of Empire
W. Africa: Fall of Empire • Ghana • Envy from neighboring kingdoms • Neighbors began to attack • Mali • Attacked by neighbors for gold • Songhai • Became to big to control • Did not have modern weapons that Northern Africa and Europe possessed