africa Flashcards
berber nomads
nomads that brought islam to africa
impact of the bantu migration
spread of agriculture and banana cultivation and population surge
what was traded in trans saharan trade
gold and salt
stateless societies
societies that were clan based with small village governmsnts kin clan based with the male family head as chief
Ghana
kingdom
muslim
epicenter of the gold trade
controlled gold trade
mali
centralized
kingdom
controlled gold trade and taxed them
timbuktu
one of the wealthiest places
tons of trade going on
universities
and some g o l d goin on up in there
why did swahili city states arise
regional trade with coastal places
converison to islam
Mansa musa government
first empire in southern africa
impact of islam on learning
important knowledge of math and medicine spread
islmas impact on the economy
increased trade
impact of islam on existing belief systems
caused conversions to islam and decline of buddhism