african kingdoms

Question 1

kingdom of kush

Answer 1

-egypt was experiencing lots of internal conflict

-one city had 200+ pyramids, more than all of europe

-capital was napata :3

-assyrians took over egypt and kicked the kushites out

-kingdom collapsed in 350

Question 2

napata

Answer 2

-capital of kush

-rulers buried under tombs

Question 3

carthage

Answer 3

-began as phoneician settlement in 814

-became huge metropolis and center of trade of the known world of the time

-protected harbor

-started as a monarchy, turned into a meritocracy
–2 elected magistrates who served short terms, senate w 200-300 members (lifelong position), citizens (male elites) could vote

-skilled in maritime trade and agriculture

-punic wars

Question 4

queen dido

Answer 4

-met w a berber chief who told her she could have as much land as an ox hide covered, she made it cover a lot

-exceptional reign. grew small settlement into a city

Question 5

kingdom of axum

Answer 5

-modern day eritrea and ethiopia

-major center of trade linking mediterranean and far east

-early conquests in somalia and yemen, allowed conquered states to remain semi independent

-kaleb I, allied w byzantine empire, took yemen

-kush attacked axum, axum attacked them back

-obelisks, 100 ft tall tomb markers, and apartment buildings

-one of first kingdoms to become christian

-1st sub sarahan african kingdom to make coins

-declined in 6th century due to outside threats, land overuse, access to trade

Question 6

ge-ez

Answer 6

-axum written script

-one of first in africa

-still used in ethiopia

Question 7

mansa musa

Answer 7

-ruled in early 14th century

-doubled the mali territory

-broke up empire into provinces governed by an official he appointed

-muslim

-rich rich rich

Question 8

punic wars

Answer 8

-rome wanted sicily etc etc

Question 9

sundiata

Answer 9

-“the lion king”

-founded mali

-conquered new territories, made them pay tribute

Question 10

mali empire

Answer 10

-western subsaharan africa

-mali = “the place where the king lives”

-founded by sundiata

-any king who ruled had to come from his clan

-mansa (king) had absolute control, only person allowed to possess gold, could not see him eat, had to appoach him bowing and barefoot

-abundance of food

-agriculture, huge army

-islam, unsure if sundiata was muslim but every leader after was

Question 11

timbuktu

Answer 11

-important trading post on trans-saharan caravan route

-center of islamic culture