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Lecture Notes (Quiz to follow!) Africa Before European Exploration

GPS SSWH6 The student will describe the diverse characteristics of early African societies before 1800 CE. b. Describe the development and decline of the Sudanic kingdoms (Ghana, Mali, Songhai); include the roles of Sundiata, and the pilgrimage of Mansa Musa to Mecca. c. Describe the trading networks by examining trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, and slaves; include the Swahili trading cities. e. Analyze the role of geography and the distribution of resources played in the development of trans-Saharan trading networks.

ROLE OF GEOGRAPHY Africa is symmetrical Geographic features impede Africa’s ability to connect Sahara Rain Forest Nile River Analyze the role of geography and the distribution of resources played in the development of trans-Saharan trading networks.

Trading Networks Trans-Saharan Trade describes the trade between the Mediterranean region across the Sahara Desert to West Africa Trade was conducted by a Islamic traders in a caravan of camels whose average size consisted of at least 1000 camels. Gold and Salt were the main trade items. Approximately many as nine million African slaves were sent along the trans-Saharan caravan route. The trans-sahara trade was used primarily to trade gold, ivory, spices, wheat, animals, and plants. The port city of Carthage became a hub for west African gold, ivory, and slaves. West Africa received salt, cloth, beads, and metal goods in return. Mediterranean economies were short of gold but could supply salt, whereas West African countries had plenty of gold but needed salt. Describe the trading networks by examining trans-Saharan trade in gold, salt, and slaves; include the Swahili trading cities.

3 Ancient Empires (West Africa) 3 major Empires (all wealth based on trans-saharan trade) Ghana Mali First Emperor: SUNDIATA aka LION KING of MALI Converts his people to ISLAM Wealth based on GOLD Descendent: MANSA MUSA Establishes many trading posts and the great city of TIMBUKTU - SONGHAI

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Notes Quiz List two features that keep African (and Africans) from connecting to create a cohesive empire. The longest river is Africa is the ______. In the early days, the two great trade items in Africa was _____ and ______. Sundiata was the great king of _______. His nephew _______________ was known for creating inflation from all the gold he threw around while on and Islamic Hajj.