Last Test Essays CRAP

Question 0

4. 300-1500 these three large empires developed in Western Africa, ______________, then with the sengalian River

Answer 0

Carried on trade with the Romans

Question 1

3 ways england established itself?

Answer 1

• defeat of the Spanish Armada
• winning the French and Indian war
• establishing the 13 colonies in North America
• winning the new Netherlands without a fight

Question 2

4. Ghana

Answer 2

• it was the 1st of all the African empires; they did lots of farming and crop work
• they mastered iron working
• they conqued the town of audogost which put them in control of a very popular trade route; the route gave them power a wealth to expand
• they were rich in gold mines, ivory, and slaves
• they were so rich that they armed their guards with gold swords

Question 3

4. Mali

Answer 3

• the resources that Ghana had passed onto Mali
• Mali had grown 2x bigger than Ghana
• Mansa Munsa was the greatest Malian king; he was a devoted muslim; he took a pilgrimage to Mecca and brought with him a caravan filled with 24,000 gold.all the people are walking with shafts of gold. He spent so much money on his trip that he affected the areas he visited; on his way back home he brought teachers, scholars, artists, engineers, and architects
• Mali fell when Mansa Munsa died

Question 4

4. Songhai

Answer 4

• grew into the most powerful of all the western African empires.
• wealth came from gold trade
• Sunni Ali is a warrior king who adds Timbuktu to the empire and turns it into a learning center
• Askia Muhhumad was the most powerful king of the empire, he was a devoted Muslim who based his laws on the Quaran; encouraged the spead of Muslim
• They spent more money on books than other merchandise
• Jenne oporated on the human eye
• they were conquerd by the sultan of morroco

Question 5

6. Why did the Europeans feel they were better than African Americans and Native Americans?

Answer 5

• the African Americans skin was dark and they were not Christian
• they were considered to be less than human
• laws didn’t protect African Americans and native Americans which then led to them being treated like property

Question 6

8. Zimbawe downfall indirect causes

Answer 6

• Destruction of the costal cities disrupted trade with Zimbawe

Question 7

4. What was the order of the best empires that were African?

Answer 7

Songhai-)Mali-) Ghana

Question 8

8. Direct causes of Zimbabwes downfall?

Answer 8

1. The decline of trade
2. Conflict within the ruling families weakened it
3. Zulu tribes attacked Zimbawe-> the people of Zimbawe fled from invaders