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

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

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

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

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

9. African Kingdoms and City States this is a song a song about them

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

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

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

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

17. Sing it with us now

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

19. One More Time