western african empires
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Western African EmpiresWestern African Empires
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- Songhai reached greatest
power under his rule
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Location and Present Day Countries
Western Africa: Location and Present Day Countires
• Western Africa
• Near/ around present day Mali
Ghana
• Rise of Power– Wealth
– Gold
– Brought traders into area
– Traders brought salt
• Fall of Power– Envy from neighboring
kingdoms– Neighbors began to
attack
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
Mali
• Rise of Power– Wealth
– Gold
– Brought traders into area
• Fall of Power• 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
Songhi
• Rise of Power– Wealth
– Gold
– Brought traders into area
– Traders brought salt
• Fall of Power– Became to big to
control– Did not have modern
weapons that Northern Africa and Europe possessed
Songhi
• Culture– griots
• Religion
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Rise of Empires
W. Africa: Rise of Empires
• Wealth• Gold• Brought traders into
area• Traders brought salt
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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
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Religion
W. Africa: Religion• Ghana
– Islamic
• Mali– Key Islamic center– Sunjata had mosques built to support to switch
from Muslim to Islam
• Songhai
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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
Western Africa Mural
• Create a mural that represents one kingdom in Western Africa. Include the following:– Location– Rise– Fall– Culture– Religion
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