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Ancient Africa

Ancient Africa. Geography of Africa. Divided up by natural barriers North-Sahara Desert Central-Rain Forest South-Desert East-mountains and rift valleys In between-Savannas Long coastline and many rivers. The Bantu Migrations (3,000 B.C.E-1100 C.E).

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Ancient Africa

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  1. Ancient Africa

  2. Geography of Africa • Divided up by natural barriers • North-Sahara Desert • Central-Rain Forest • South-Desert • East-mountains and rift valleys • In between-Savannas • Long coastline and many rivers

  3. The Bantu Migrations (3,000 B.C.E-1100 C.E) • The early African people south of the Sahara were iron workers • A group of people with a similar language, the Bantu, started to migrate around 3,000 B.C.E • They moved south and east spreading their culture. • Today, 1/3 of all Africans speak a form of the Bantu language. • Ex: Swahili (Arabic and Bantu mixture)

  4. The Gold/Salt Trade • Arab and Berber traders began trading heavily with west African Empires • Gold and salt were the two major products • Timbuktu was the major trading city • Trans-Sahara Trade • Trade was taxed by the Empire of Ghana starting in the 700s C.E • Ghana, Mali, and Songhai got rich

  5. West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai • Three West African Empires • Ghana, Mali, and Songhai • All three got rich off of the Gold/Salt Trade • Taxed trade occurring in Timbuktu and Gao. • Islam spread through trade (most before Islam were animistic) • Empire of Mali: 2 Important Leaders • Mansa Musa spread Islam after returning from Mecca • Sundiatawas a great military leader and expanded the empire. • Both controlled the Gold/Salt Trade.

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