africa. “unless you know the road you’ve come down, you cannot know where you are going.”...
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Africa
“Unless you know the road you’ve
come down, you cannot know where
you are going.”
-Temne Proverb
The African Environment
Physical Environment
• Savannas• Mountains• Lakes• Deserts
General Cultural Patterns
• Bridewealth• Polygyny
The Peopling of Africa
In the Beginning …
• Tassili n-Ajjer• Teff• Noog• Sesame• Ensete• Critters• Iron: Meroe & Nok
Bantu Dispersion
• Cameroon• Lake Victoria• Ironworking• Bananas• Yams
Ethiopia & NE Africa
• Aksum• Ezana (320-350)• Lalibela• Made-Siyon• Gults• Zar’a Ya’kob
Empires of the Western Sudan
Ghana
• Military leader• Gold• Al-Masudi• Salt• Slaves• Al-Bakri
Mali
• Sumaguru• Musa (1307-1337)• Ibn Battuta• Sulayman
Songhai
• Sunni Ali• Askia Muhammad• Ahmad al-Mansur
Kanem-Bornu
• Dunama Dibalemi• Queen Amina
West African Forest Kingdoms
• Ife• Benin• Ozama• Oba Ewuare
Swahili City-States
• Coast• “Periplus of the
Erythrean Sea”• Kilwa• Ibn Battuta
Kingdoms of Central & Southern Africa
• Mapungubwe• Great Enclosure• Advisers• Nyatsimbe Mutota• Mwene mutapa• Manikongo
Conclusion
• Adaptation• Agriculture• Herding• Ironworking• Trade• Religion
Any Questions?