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WEST AFRICAN CIVILIZATIONS
FROM EXTENDED FAMILIES TO KINGDOMS
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FAMILY BASED COMMUNITIES
Part I
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EXTENDED FAMILIES
• The earliest farming communities were made of extended families.• An extended family
includes close relatives• Grandparents• Parents• Aunts• Uncles• Children
• 15 to 20 people
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ANCESTOR WORSHIP
• West African societies traditionally believed in unseen spirits of their ancestors• Ancestors honored
with carved statues• Food offerings were
made to the spirits to keep them happy• Ancestors thought to
protect the village
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ANIMISM
• West Africans also traditionally practice animism• They believed (and some
continue to believe today) that bodies of water, animals, trees and other natural objects have spirits• This religious practice
reflects the dependence and respect of West Africans for nature
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DEVELOPING VILLAGES
Part II
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VILLAGES
• Family communities joined with other families to get needed help:• Work together to
control flooding• Mine iron or gold• Provide Protection
• A village might contain 100-200 people
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VILLAGE LIFE
• Loyalty to family was important• Everyone had tasks to
complete• Men hunted, farmed, fished,
herded• Women farmed, collected
firewood, ground grain, carried water, cared for children
• Elderly men and women taught traditions/values through songs, dances and stories
• Children began to work beside adults as soon as thy were able
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RISE OF TOWNS AND CITIES
Part III
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WHY DID CITIES GROW?
• Ancient cities in West Africa were not as big as modern cities• Some had 1,000s
of residents• Two reasons for
growth:• Ironworking• Expanded Trade
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IRONWORKING
• Smelting furnaces heated with enormous amounts of charcoal to melt ore • Iron metal was
extracted • Red-hot iron was
hammered and bent into useful shapes:• Axes • Hoes• spears
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CAUSE AND EFFECT
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TRADE CITIES
• Djenne (Mali), founded in 800 CE/AD, is one of sub-Saharan Africa's oldest cities.
• It is located on an island in the Niger River delta
• It is a few hundred miles downstream from Timbuktu.
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TRADE ROUTES
• Djenne was a natural hub for traders who shuttled their goods between the Sahara desert and the forests of Guinea.
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GRAND MOSQUE
• Through the years Djenne became a center of Islamic learning and its market square is still dominated by the beautiful Grand Mosque.• Wooden bars
protrude from the façade (or face) of the mosque.
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MARKET DAY
A young woman from the Peul or Fula people balances a calabash on her head.
A tinsmith cleverly displays his wares for customers.
Djenne’s market square is directly in front of the Grand Mosque. Monday is the traditional market day.
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CALABASH
• Cultivated plants often called gourds• Grown mainly for use
as a water containers • Very bitter; poor food
source• Often used to make
musical instruments
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CITY ARCHITECTURE
• Like the Grand Mosque, most of the towns and cities of West Africa used mud and clay to construct homes with a squarer shape than the huts of the village
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CLOSE PROXIMITY
• Just as city dwellers today live closer together than people in the countryside, West African cities used square buildings to place more people in a smaller area of land.
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INFRASTRUCTURE
• Between buildings, narrow streets provided room for pedestrians. • Grooves down the
middle of the streets acted as sewer system.
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NIGER RIVER AS A RESOURCE
• The Niger River and the delta were a valuable resource• Fresh Water• Fish• Transportation for
Trade• Laundry• Personal Hygiene
(bathing)
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ESTABLISHING KINGDOMS
Part IV
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TRADE LEADS TO KINGDOMS
• Rulers of some cities became wealthy by collecting taxes from the goods that were bought and sold.
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RAISED ARMIES
• With their wealth, they could afford to:• hire warriors• form large armies• Conquer more
territory
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CONTROLLING TRADE ROUTES
• Controlling the trade and the trade routes was the key to power• This allowed the
ruler to take over the trade in those areas—taxing more goods and becoming even wealthier.
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ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
• Kings provided protection• Armies made sure
trade routes were safe• Wars between small
cities ended • Kings handed out
luxurious presents equally throughout their lands
• Conquered people had to pay tribute to the king• Goods were taxed• Men had to serve in
the king’s army• Governors might be
set up to replace local elders/leaders
Advantages: Disadvantages:
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REVIEW QUESTIONS
• What was the benefit of an extended family?• Why were villages
even more useful?• How did towns
develop?• What lead to the
growth of kingdoms?