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Early African Civs. World Studies February 26. I. General Culture. Environmental factors determined aspects of culture Population size, ability to trade, etc Most communities were small; didn ’ t have formal government Decisions were made by a council Religious beliefs varied greatly - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Early African CivsWorld Studies
March 5
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I. General Culture• Environmental factors determined
aspects of culture– Population size, ability to trade, etc
• Most communities were small; didn’t have formal government– Decisions were made by a council
• Religious beliefs varied greatly– Both mono- and polytheistic– Will be influenced by Islam and
Christianity
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• Family organization– Most were patrilinealpatrilineal (land and
inheritance pass from father to son)– Others were matrilinealmatrilineal (passed
from mother to daughter)
• Very few had written languages– Some used griots, professional
poets who memorized history
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II. Gold-Salt Trade• When communities had surplus
(extras) they would trade w/ neighbors for something else
• Eventually a system was established that linked up to the Middle East– People in west Africa had gold– People in north Africa/Sahara had salt
• Where the trade went, cities developed
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III. Ghana• Trade routes passed through
Ghana; the king collected taxes on all trade– Became very wealthy & powerful– Had an army of 200,000– Converted to Islam through trade
• When gold mines ran dry, others would be found, which shifted trade routes
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IV. Mali• Becomes more powerful as the
trade (& taxes) shift east• Two rivals fought for power; the
winner kills the loser & all of his sons, but one
• That one son (Sundiata) gets revenge & forms the kingdom of Mali by 1235
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• One of his descendents was Mansa Musa– In 1324, he travels to Mecca
•4800 miles on the backs of ill-tempered camels
– Traveled through Egypt, giving away enormous hunks of gold like they were nothing
– Got European attention on West Africa
• Mansa Musa sets up a good, fair gov’t that lasts 200 years
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V. Songhai• Mali weakens in fights over
succession & the gold shifts again• Sonni Ali takes control, creating
the largest empire ever in W Africa
• Timbuktu becomes a flourishing city
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• Moroccans haul guns & cannons across the desert & take control of the gold– But can’t maintain order from so
far away– W Africa becomes many small
groups
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VI. Atlantic Slave Trade• Africans practiced slavery
– Conquered enemies, small scale
• At least 10 million Africans were forcibly removed from their homes to be slaves in Europe or the Americas
• Had a very negative impact on communities– The healthiest, strongest were taken
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• The voyage across the Atlantic is known as the middle passage– Africans were dehumanized
•Not allowed to wear clothes, fed like animals
– Very unhealthy, filthy conditions•Were packed in very tightly; chained
down•Many died on the trip
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