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Review Unit – A Global View: Regional Civilizations. Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa. Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa. Bantu Migrations Early Civilizations of Africa The Kingdom of Nubia Along the Nile , south of Egypt ; also called Kush
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Review Unit – A Global View: Regional Civilizations Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa
Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa • Bantu Migrations • Early Civilizations of Africa • The Kingdom of Nubia • Along the Nile, south of Egypt; also called Kush • Nubian rulers adopted many Egyptian traditions. • Rulers moved capital to Meroë, a trade center. • North Africa • Ruled for a time by Greeks and then Romans • Christianity, and later Islam, spread to North Africa. • Linked into a global trade network • Kingdoms of West Africa • Camel caravans created trade across the Sahara. • West Africans traded gold in exchange for salt. • The Kingdom of Ghana • By A.D. 800, Soninke people united to form Ghana. • King controlled gold-salt trade routes.
Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa (cont.) • Ghana declined and was overtaken by Mali. • The Kingdom of Mali • Controlled gold-mining regions and salt supplies • Greatest emperor was Mansa Musa. • The Kingdom of Songhai • The largest state that had ever existed in West Africa • Controlled trade routes and wealthy cities • Trade Routes of East Africa • Axum linked trade routes. • As Axum declined, trading cities rose along the East African coast. • Societies in Medieval Africa • Nuclear family was typical in some societies. • Religious beliefs varied. • Christianity and Islam had spread into much of Africa. • Griots helped preserve values and history.