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Soninke

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c.500 CE: Soninke farmers joined together (and formed Ghana) to protect themselves.
Grew wealthy through trade
c.800 CE: controlled W. African trade routes

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Tunka Manin

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The greatest king of Ghana.

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Berbers (Amazighs)

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The people who began to use camels to navigate the Sahara.

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Almoravids

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c.1060s: Invaded from N. Africa & took power of Ghana briefly.

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Sundiata Keita

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1235-1255 CE: The legendary founder of the Mali Empire.

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Mansa Musa

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1312-1337 CE: A king of Mali, said to have been the richest person in history.
Went on hajj and gave away so much gold that its value dropped over time.

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Tuareg

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1431 CE: Conquered Timbuktu

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Sunni Ali

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The founder of the Songhai Empire.

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Sunni Baru

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The son of Sunni Ali who ruled Songhai for 5 months.

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Askia Muhammad Ture (the Great)

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A king of Songhai known for reorganizing its government & supporting education.
Became king by overthrowing Sunni Baru.

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Griot

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A West African storyteller whose job was to remember & pass down oral histories, stories, & traditional knowledge.

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Al-Masudi

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A Muslim scholar who visited and wrote about West Africa in the 900s CE.

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Al-Bakri

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A Muslim scholar who wrote about Ghana by interviewing the people that had been there in the 1000s CE.

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Ibn Battutah

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A Muslim scholar who traveled to West Africa & wrote about the Mali Empire in the 1350s CE.

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Leo Africanus

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A Christian scholar who wrote about North & West Africa in 1500 CE.

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North Africa

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Mediterranean Coast; Atlas Mountains; Sahara Desert

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Sahara Desert

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Largest desert in the world.

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East Africa

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Very mountainous ; East African Rift

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East African Rift

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Source of many hominid fossils.

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West Africa

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Sub-Saharan; Niger River; Inland delta

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Sub-Saharan

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Africa south of the Sahara

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Sahel

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A strip of land that divides the Sahara from wetter areas.

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Savannah

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Open grassland with scattered trees.

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Rain forest

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Moist, densely wooded areas.

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Niger River
River in West Africa. Soninke farmers settled between the Senegal & Niger Rivers.
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Inland delta
A low-lying area of lakes and marshes around the Niger River.
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Senegal River
River in West Africa. Soninke farmers settled between the Senegal & Niger Rivers.
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Rift
A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the Earth's crust.
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Ghana/Wagadu:
c.500 CE: Soninke farmers joined together to protect themselves Settled between the Senegal & Niger River, Began to make iron tools, & Grew wealthy through trade c.800 CE: Controlled W. African trade routes c.1068 CE: Reached its height under Tunka Manin c.1060s: Almoravids invade c.1100 CE: Overgrazing depleted the soil, forcing people to move c.1200 CE: A rebellion overthrew the government
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Koumbi Saleh
The capital city of the Ghana Empire.
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Mali:
c.1200 CE: Conquered by Sosso c.1235-1255 CE: Sundiata’s reign c.1300 CE: Mali conquers Gao c.1312-1337 CE: Mansa Musa's reign 1353-1354 CE: Ibn Battutah visits Mali c.1400 CE: Gao gains independence from Mali 1431 CE: Tuareg conquered Timbuktu c.1500 CE: Lost most of its territory
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Timbuktu
A center of Islamic & scientific learning People came from all over to study at the University of Sankore
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Djenné
Doctors in Djenné discovered that malaria was spread by mosquitoes
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Songhai/Gao:
c.900 CE: City of Gao became a small kingdom c.1300 CE: Conquered by Mali c.1400 CE: Rebelled against Mali & gained independence 1464-1492 CE: Reign of Sunni Ali 1468-c.1472 CE: He conquered Timbuktu & Djenné 1493-1529 CE: Reign of Askia the Great 1591 CE: Morocco attacked Songhai for control of the salt mines Brought arquebuses; Looted & conquered Gao & Timbuktu c.1600 CE: trade shifted from Saharan trade routes to coastal cities
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Morocco
1591 CE: Attacked Songhai for control of the salt mines
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Extended family
The parents, children, & close relatives of one household Formed the basis of village society
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Age-set
People born within the same 2-3yr period Each age-set had different duties within village life
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Ancestor veneration
Honored & made offerings to the spirits of ancestors
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Animism
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, & other natural objects have spirits.
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Silent Barter
A process in which people exchange goods without ever contacting each other directly. Communicated VIA drum
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Epic of Sundiata
Epic that tells the legend of Sundiata Keita
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Dausi Epic
An epic tells the semi- mythological history of Ghana.
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Arquebus
Early guns Brought by Morocco
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Proverbs
Short sayings of wisdom or truth
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Oral History
A spoken record of past events
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Kente
A hand-woven, brightly colored fabric worn for special occasions.
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Mudcloth
Geometrically patterned cloth dyed with fermented mud
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Ghana:
Tunka Manin Almoravids
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Mali:
Sundiata Mansa Musa Tuareg
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Songhai:
Gao Sunni Ali Sunni Baru Akia Muhammad Moroccans
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What is the order of the historians
1) Al-Masudi: 900s CE: Songhai Empire 2) Al-Bakri: 1000s CE: DID NOT GO TO GHANA 3) Ibn Battutah: 1350s CE: Empire of Ghana 4) Leo Africanus: 1500s CE: NON-MUSLIM

CH 5-6 West Africa (1 decks)

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