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UNIT 1: From West Africa to Early AmericaAncient times- 1763 AD
Notes 1 of 3Relationship between Africa and the Americas
• ________________________________ become the center of trade in human beings.
• Knowing the history of West Africa is important for understanding the people who became the first ______________________________.
• Like Africa as a whole, West Africa is ________________________________________ diverse.
Africa: 6000 BC- 1600 AD
• Africa is home to many ancient _______________________.
• Large and geographically diverse continent
• _____________________________________________.
• Believed to be the _________________________ of humanity
• __________________________ – one of the earliest civilizations in world history
Geography of West Africa
• Much of West Africa south of the Sahara Desert falls within the ____________________ that spans the continent from _____________________________.
• __________________________________ of the Savanna are extensive forests.
• The environments were home to a variety of ____________________________
• Types of settlements in the region __________________________________________________
• West Africans began ___________________________________ between 1000 BCE and 200 CE.
• By 500 BCE some West Africans were producing ____________________________________.
Early Trade
• Trade in this region resulted in:
• Becoming the basis for the three great Western _______________________
Goods traded: ______________________________________________________________________
Drew __________________________________ into the region.
Early Civilizations: Ghana (c. 350- c. 1200 AD)
• Became a rich by __________________________ who traveled through their land.
• _______________________________ were important and desirable items
• Eventually Ghana’s rulers ________________________________ and learned Arabic
• After _________________ conquered Ghana it never __________________________________.
Early Civilizations: Mali (1230- 1468 AD)
• Mali’s wealth was built on ________________________________.
• Mali’s rulers became Muslims and built __________________________.
• Under the rule of ________________________, Mali was divided into provinces and appointed governors.
• Within 50 years of Mansa Musa, Mali’s _______________________ shifted east and his successors were unable to govern the empire effectively.
Early Civilizations: Songhay (1464- 1591 AD)
• Had two great Muslim leaders: __________________________________________
• Created an empire through ____________________________________________________.
• Songhay lacked ________________________________
• Defeated by _________________________________
Key Concepts:
• In general, men ________________________________ women in West Africa.
• ________________________________ was a part of the social structure since ancient times.
• Religion: __________________________________or Indigenous (Local Beliefs)
• Art and Music: Connected to ________________________________________
• Literature: ______________________________ passed from generation to generation.