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Early African Societies
SSWH6 – The student will describe the diverse characteristics of early
African societies before 1800.
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a. Identify the Bantu migration patterns and the contribution to
settled agriculture.O The Bantu were
different groups of people that shared a common culture
O Farmers and ironworkers
O Their slash and burn style of farming forced them to move every few years
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a. Identify the Bantu migration patterns and the contribution to
settled agriculture.O After hundreds of
years the Bantu settled in southern Africa
O Introduced agriculture to areas they settled and passed through
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b. Describe the development of and decline of the Sudanic kingdoms
(Ghana, Mali, Songhai); include the roles of Sundiata and the pilgrimage
of Mansa Musa to Mecca.
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GhanaO Rulers in the region
gained wealth by taxing traders that crossed their area
O Through wealth, the region developed into a kingdom where salt and gold was traded and taxed
O Islam spread throughout the kingdom – Muslims eventually attacked the area disrupting trade and left the kingdom in ruins
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Mali (1300s)O Mali was established in
the early 1200s when several kingdoms were united after the fall of the Ghana Empire
O Became wealthy through the salt and gold trade
O Mali’s power began to weaken after succession to the throne was disrupted
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Sundiata (sun-JAH-tah)O The first great
leader of MaliO Established a strong
government (finance, defense, and foreign affairs)
O Made travel through the kingdom safe and reestablished a strong gold/salt trade
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Mansa Musa (1280-1337)
O Emperor of Mali who made a pilgrimage to Mecca
O Gave out vast amounts of gold along his way
O Brought back Muslim scholars and architects, who built mosques, libraries, and universities
O Timbuktu became a center of Muslim culture
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Songhai (1375-1591)O Largest and last West
African EmpireO Took over territories
from the weakened Mali Empire, eventually replacing it
O Well-governed empire with a large military
O Empire collapsed after Moroccan invaders with gunpowder and cannons defeated Songhai warriors
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c. Describe the trading networks by examining trans-Saharan trade in gold,
salt, and slaves; include the Swahili trading cities.
O Gold was mined in the western sub-Sahara: supplying about 66% of the world’s gold supply
O The sub-Sahara lacked salt – essential for preserving food
O Traders brought salt, and European goods with them in exchange for gold-trade was taxed by local rulers (Timbuktu)
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African Slave TradeO Arab traders
exported slaves from Africa to Arabia and India to be used as domestic servants and soldiers
O The slave trade was minor compared to the later slave trade to the Americas
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d. Analyze the process of religious syncretism as a blending of traditional
African beliefs with new ideas from Islam and Christianity.
O Religious syncretism is the blending of religions through conquest or trade
O Though many Africans converted to either Islam or Christianity, most also retained their local religious beliefs as well (many were animistic in nature)