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Chapter 15 African kingdoms
African Trading Kingdoms
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History
9th Grade
03/16/2017

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Push Pull Factor
Definition

Reasons that push you towards something and/or pull you away

 

 

Ex. Religion, politics, government, food, jobs

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Ghana
Definition

*Very good location!

*In between sahara salt deposits and gold

*First African civilization

 

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Mali
Definition

*Centralized

*Led by Mansa Musa

*Muslim religion

*Controlled Timbuktu- major trading city

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Bantu Migration
Definition

*Nomads

*Hunter/Gatherer society

*Moved due to agriculuture-in search of fertile land

*Brought meatllurgy (iron work) and LANGUAGE to different parts of Africa

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Songhai
Definition

*Largest African trading kingdom

*Took Timbuktu away from Mali

 

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Mansa Musa
Definition

*Went on a Hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca

*Leader of Mali

*Created Mosques in Timbuktu-spread Islam

 

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Timbuktu
Definition

*Major trading city on the Niger River

*Belonged to to Mali and then later Songhai

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