trading states and kingdoms Flashcards
understand the trading states and the kingdoms
Rise of Songhai
trading city of Gao powerful rulers extended their control over other lands
Describe Timbuktu under the Songhai
- became the center of learning
- Muhammad encouraged Islamic teachers and writers to settle here
Describe the fall of Songhai
fell in 1591 to invaders from Morroco
-The rulers had heard of Mali’s wealth sent an army across the Sahara they got tired and went to the Songhi
Where was the forest of kingdom of Benin located
- forested areas near the equator
- it developed in the delta region of the Niger River
Why type of arts and crafts did Benin produce
craftsworkers made woven goods, elegant brass, wood, ivory
Artists worked with bronze
they learned this from the Ife
What is a city-state
a large town that has its own government and usually controls the surrounding countryside
Where and when did the Zimbabwe civilization develop
WHERE: Zimbabwe and Limpopo River
WHEN: 1300
What was the basis of the power of the rulers of Zimbabwe
control of the gold mines
What is the meaning of the word Zimbabwe
- Great Stone house
- many remains of buildings made of stone were in this region
How did the Zimbabwe fall
power struggles in the 1500s the kingdom began to fall apart
In general where were these civilizations located
West Africa
