The African Kingdoms and City-States Song

1. The African Kingdoms and City-States Song By: Justin Fogt Carson Hand Stephen Skinner Dana Sutton Tyler Allen Sue Watson/Northside HS [swatson@mcsdga.net]

2. The rise of Kingdoms in Europe was helped by iron-smelting and Africa adopted Islam • The Kingdom of Ghana was the 1st one to trade and became one of the richest civilizations • Salt was used in food and Islam had a big impact in the relationship of Ghanaian Traders • And finally Ghana’s empire ended and they got attacked by the Almoravids

3. African Kingdoms and City States this is a Song about them • African Kingdoms and City States this is a Song about them

4. Mali was a small state broke away from Ghana had a ruler named Sundiata Keita • He organized an army gave food to all the people moved his capital to strengthen different groups • He restored Saharan trade routes burned grass in the savannas and agriculture did real good • He used colorful ceremonies never spoke to the people he went through he servants ‘cuz he could

5. Mansa Musa was the greatest king he opened up trade routes and to Mali he introduced Islam • He supported the hajj, gave gold bars to the poor people, Timbuktu was his palace, only superiors could read • Ibn Battuta was a trader and author his final journey brought him to Mali and Timbuktu • In 1330 Mali was attacked by the Berbers and it split into independent states

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7. The Kingdom of Songhai had skilled traders, farmers, and fishers • It became the largest West-African trading Kingdom, Sunni Ali was one of the rulers • He captured Timbuktu and Djenne adopted legal practices maintained an army with armor, camels, and horses • He was a Muslim when he died his kingdom fell to a non-Muslim but the population overthrew the courses

8. Askia Muhammad was the next ruler under him the Songhai Empire reached its height • He welcomed teachers, doctors, poets, students, and religious leaders the Songhai Empire he divided • Each province had a governor, a tax collector, a court of judges, and a trade inspector • Muhammad introduced laws based the teachings from the Quran that’s what its for

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10. Coastal city-states traded with Arabian Peninsula and South Asians • They used monsoons to sail across the ocean Arab and Persian merchants to the coast they ran • Started settling in Madagascar port of Kilwa had control of gold trade and they collected heavy taxes • Kilwa over powered city-states and iron was widely used & traders searched for riches

11. By 1300’s there were multiculture city-states Islamic and African cultures blended • Many Africans switched to Islam and wives of Arab merchants were converted • African Islamic families spoke Swahili and they developed Arab form of writing • East African rulers were either Arabic of African and they used coral from the reefs to make buildings

12. African Kingdoms and City States this is a Song a song about them • African Kingdoms and City States this is a Song a song about them

13. East Africa’s trading kingdoms and city states began to grow • Bantu speaking inland kingdoms mined copper and gold • Great Zimbabwe’s population exploded and made folks leave their homes • They formed the Kingdom of Karanga and they needed to defend what they owned

14. Kings built a fortress for politics and religion and it stood 30 feet tall • Bantu struggled in war and Karanga territories split to Southern and Monomatapa • European explorers came to the East African coast and the Changmire Empire fell • And on the Southern tip of Africa in the Western part lived Khonikhoi and San

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