Africa Before the 1700s.
- Created by: RochelletheReviser
- Created on: 15-11-22 09:46
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- Africa
- Ghana
- Sometimes called Wagadu.
- Earliest empire of western Sudan.
- Land of Gold
- Had a very developed government.
- Large armies and total control of well-hidden gold mines.
- By the 11th Century, Ghana was taken over by the Soso Kingdom.
- Timbuktu
- People think the place is a myth.
- It is a real city with a real history.
- It's name means Buktu's well
- Named Timbuktu because a women named Buktu found food and water for her animals.
- Very important for West Africans.
- Became a centeral place of learning
- Mali
- Had a famous ruler to rule its kingdom, called Mansa Kankan Musa.
- Musa bought and gave away so much gold in Cairo that the value of it fell. The value didn't recover for many years.
- Travelers were impressed by the peace and lawful society he found there.
- The Mali empire covered over an area larger than western Europe.
- Empire consisted of numerous kingdoms and provinces.
- When Musa died, the empire slowly shrunk.
- European Views
- Before the Slave Trade, there were many links between European countries and Africa
- Europe recognized that Africa was more advanced than their own.
- Ancient Egypt
- First developed over 5000 years ago.
- Had one of the first monarchies in the world.
- Known for its great monuments and Pyramids.
- They developed the calendar.
- Discovered how the body relied on the brain 1000 years before the Greeks.
- Ghana
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