Ch. 15 - World History Flashcards
In 200s, what did Berbers began using to cross Sahara for trade?
Camels
What’s another word for chief when Muslims use it to refer to the people of that land?
Ghana
What made people rich in the kingdom in 700?
Trade
Where was gold mined in the south of Sahara? And where was it traded to?
Forests; to the north
Where was salt mined and carried to?
The Sahara; west africa
What does Ghana provides and ensures?
Provides protection, taxes, trade
Ensures fairness
By 800, what did the king of Ghana ruled?
An empire and taxes surrounding kings
What can king own that no one else could?
Gold nuggets, this keeps prices high
Who does king commands and acts like?
The army; acts like chief judge and religious leader
How did Islam spread through region south of the Sahara?
Through trade
What did Ghana’s rulers convert to and take in 1000s?
Converted to Islam; took Islamic advisers
What happened in 1076 to Almoravid conquest?
Ghana falls and never rises again
Who did Ghana replaced in 1235 and what was that kingdom based on?
Mali; another kingdom based on trade
How did the Mali became wealthy?
When their gold trade route shifted eastward
Who became emperor of Mali after overthrowing an unpopular leader?
Sundiata
Who did Sundiata conquered?
Ghana and cited of Kumbi and Walata
What did Sundiata reestablished and encouraged?
the gold trade; encouraged agriculture
Who was the most important leader of Mali?
Sundiata
Who expanded Mali and brought Islam to the Mali?
Mansa Musa
What did later rulers became of Mali?
Muslim
What years did the famous leader Mansa Musa ruled?
from 1312-1332
What was Mansa Musa skilled and fair at?
skilled military leader and a fair ruler
What did Mansa do after returning for hajj?
He built mosques in Timbuktu and Gao
Who visited and Mali in 1352 and who was he?
Ibn Battuta, a Muslim scholar and traveler
What year did Mali began to decline?
1400
What evaluated Mali’s to Islam?
commitment
What did the empire of Songhai consisted of?
people east of Mali, control gold trade moving farther east
In 1464, ruler Sunni Ali captured who?
Cities of Timbuktu, Djenne
How did Sunni built Songhai?
By military conquest
How does Sunni shows his military genius by?
By having a fleet of war canoes and horseback forces
Who was the leader of Songhai when they falled?
Askia Muhammad
Who overthrew Sunni Ali and who was he?
His son Askia Muhammad and was a devout Muslim
How did Songhai fall in 1591?
The Moroccan invaders with cannon
Who ended the 1,000-year period of West African empires?
Collapse of Songhai
What happened after empires fall?
City-stated developed in West Africa
What were the 3 most powerful city-state?
Kano, Katsina, and Zazzau
What did city-states traded?
Cloth, salt, grain, and enslaved people
Why can’t city-states build an empire?
Rulers fight too much