1. Ancient Asian Empires and African Kingdoms Nikki Vaughn

2. Asian Empires…. Huang He- 1 st recorded empire, filial piety, mandate of heaven, dynastic cycle, 10,000+ picture alphabet, originated in the huang he river valley. Qin- In China, Great Wall, Terra Cotta Soldiers Han- In China, Civil service, Centralized government, Silk road Tang- In China, Art, poetry, return of dynasties

3. Asian Empires Song- In China, Movable type, growth thru trade, block printing Ming- In China took over after Mongols, Zhen He, Tribute Mauryan- In India, united sub-continent, Pillars of Asoka Gupta- In India, Golden Age, Buddhism to Asia

4. African Kingdoms Africa is best known for the trade of salt, gold, slaves, and cultural diffusion. Mansu Musa: Malian who converted to Islam and spread it’s teachings. Ibn Batutta: African explorer who spread Islam.

5. African Kingdoms…. Ghana: A kingdom in Africa which founded it’s success in gold and salt. Mali: In W. Africa, grew into a trade kingdom on the basis of gold. Zimbabwe: In S.E. Africa, grew into an empire based on the gold trade. Swahili: Bantu based language in Africa.