African Kingdoms Flashcards
Ghana became a powerful state when it gained control of valuable
trade routes
Ghana’s rulers made money by collecting ____ on traded merchandise
taxes
Ghana had access to rich _____ and _____ mines
gold and salt
Ghana’s richest trade city and capital was _______
Koumbi Saleh
This Christian civilization traded in the red sea & Indian ocean
Axum
Ghana’s decline was caused by attacking invaders, _____, and the decline of trade
drought
Mali’s first strong ruler was ______, who rules from 1217-1255
Sundiata
West African traditional storytellers are called ____
griots
early Malians participated in ancestor worship, but later Malians converted to ______
Islam
The immensely wealthy ___ ruled Mali from 1312-1337
Mansa Musa
This Moroccan scholar & traveller visited the kingdom of Mali and wrote about it.
Ibn Battuta
Songhai conquered the wealthy trade city of ____
Timbuktu
Songhai grew strong with the leadership of _____
Sunni Ali