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6778385522Ethiopiacoptic, mix of christian and african traditions0
6778387078Madagascarknown for harvesting bananas1
6778388480Kingdom of Ghanaanimist, Islam not official religion; first great trade state in W Africa (ore, gold, and slaves in exchange for N African Salt); monarchy based on military power; trade across Sahara with camels2
6778396961Camels"fleets of the desert"3
6778397948Kingdom of Malicentralized govt founded by Sundiata Keita; wealthy capital Timbuktu had Muslim influence (mosques, Madrassas [universities of Islam]); Mansa Musa organized huge hajj; Timbuktu got wealthy thru gold and salt trade4
6778408955Zimbabwefirst major kingdom in Southern Africa; trade w Muslim merchants on Indian Ocean; large stone buildings;grasslands; capital=Great Zimbabwe; traded gold, diamonds, copper5
6778416102Nile SocietiesKush adopted Egyptian culture - polytheistic, hieroglyphics/demotic; architecture, patriarchal, women are not suppressed6
6778427208Kingdom of SonghaiS of Niger River, grew into regional kindgoms; under leadership of Sunni Ali, gained control of w africa by conquering Timbuktu and Jenne in 14647
6778438623Kingdom of Kongo/CongoBantu culture, organized in confederacy of small city-states, common currency, centralized, became Islamic8
6778440358Bantu MigrationBantu tribes migrated across S Africa, spread agri (slash and burn), ironworking, LANGUAGE, culture, sheep, cattle, goats; traded with Arabs, resulting in Swahili city-states for Indian Ocean trade9
6778447887Spread of Islamto n africa thru first caliphate, w africa thru Barbar tribes; converts in w africa ruled kingdoms like Mali who used Islam to increase their authority; conversion=gradual; w african kingdoms became more connected to outside world thru trade during Hajj10
6778466580Trans - Saharan Trade Routestrans saharan trade in gold and salt made w african kingdoms of ghana, mali, songhai rich; gold, salt, slave traded=controlled by w africa; resulted in construction of centers of learning; Sahel=port city11
6778474501East African Swahili City-States8th century - Muslim traders settled in ports along e african coast, resulted in string of city-state trading posts12
6778479008Sub Saharan Africatribes of clans, patriarchal, matrilineal (traced lineage by mother), animistic, oral tradition13

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