The kingdoms of west Africa and the Swahili city states each had their own economical…
The Western African region has had many different empires come and go, but there are three that stand out the most. The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires are very famous in the Western African region because of the cultural significance they had. These three empires had immense control over the gold mines and trade and so therefore the territories had a surplus in gold. They had so much gold that they would trade it for something as little and common as the spice salt. The kingdoms started out as accepting of Islam but mainly kept to their indigenous religion; however, we were able to see the boom in Islam over time.…
the kingdom of Ghana became the center of trade for gold, it helped strengthen their realm by controlling and taxing trade. In return, they received horses, cloth, small manufactured wares, and most importantly salt. (it was a crucial commodity that local sources could not supply in large quantities.…
In Africa, there were some civilizations that had built up there such as Morocco. They controlled the gold trade and Portugal wanted to take control of this trade. Morocco fell to the Portuguese in 1433 and they controlled the gold trade while there. They quickly started trading with many European, Asian, and Muslim North African countries. They took all the wealth for…
Goods such as golds and salts from Africa and frankincense from Arabia became important goods in the trading world…
Ghana soon began to fall, people who were under their control fought for the control of the lucrative trade. Mali was established in 1235 by Sundiata. Male became rich off of the Saharan trade routes. King Moses controlled Gao and Timbuktu his power extended also to the Taghaza salt mines. According to document 9 “ They put their children in chains if they show any backwardness in memorizing it, and they are not set free until they have it by heart”(304).It basically means that the power that they had over other people also were towards their children which…
The West African kingdoms that arose in the early to middle part of the second millennium were very interesting peoples with unique ways of life. There were many different aspects of daily life that were important to these great kingdoms. Art, family and culture were all very rich and important to theses peoples. However, one of the main aspects of daily life was religion.…
Trade also increased economic prosperity, such as in the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai…
In this lesson we learned about some African kingdoms and trading States. Axum, a combination of Arabs and Africans who settled in the Red Sea Axum became very powerful even being the wealthiest of the kingdoms in the first century. This achievement was done because of their positioning in Africa which gave them better trade networks. Meroe, the Kush broke for Egyptians and moved to Meroe in 590 BCE. They lived several hundred years off of farming, iron, mining and trading. Oromo, The Oromo people spent lot of time looking for…
Compare and contrast the political and economic characteristics of West and East African states from 600 to 1450.…
The African empires, kingdoms, and cities had many great achievements before the arrival of the Europeans. African empires, kingdoms, and cities were very successful with trading and social structure. The kingdom of Ghana gained control over the trans-Saharan gold and slat trade (doc. #2).Ancient Ghana was a very complex empire it had many characteristics of a powerful nation needed as if of today’s nation.…
Chapter 6(Africa) key concepts- *The varied enviroments of African regions had an important influence on the cultural and economic developments of societies. *Regional and long distance interactions among African societies and with outsiders helped create the cultural diversity that characterized the period * Various African societies played a major role in the larger networks of trade, including both the Trans- Saharan and Indian Ocean trade networks. * Islam’s spread to Africa had a significant impact in terms of religious and economic influence from the period of 600-1450.…
Between the late 17th century and early 18th century, almost all of Africa was under European rule. This was in great contrast to 1880, when close to none of Africa was under direct rule of the continents. This stark change in power was due to the interest in raw materials, new trade opportunities, political gain over other countries, and Europeans feeling the need to spread Christianity, democracy, and capitalism. (Spielvogel and McTighe 230-233). Although European imperialism helped to "civilize" the people of Africa and develop the continent, this justification is far outweighed by the facts that Africans were treated with immense oppression and a disregard for their culture. After imperialism, African nations were better able to prosper…
Imperialization came about through the necessity of resources for industrialization and began in the 19th century when industrial progress drove nations to search for new markets for their products. The competition that was fueled by these nations would have lead to all out war without treaties and agreements being made on the side of the conquerors, however, at no time did they consider the desires of the conquered. They did not just claim land, but create social structures similar to theirs, which they believed superior. Many Europeans believed that these “savages” should be civilized and in many cases a group of humanitarians brought in their christian god. These Ethnocentric attitudes led to beliefs of racism and a superiority the…
* Earliest kingdom: Ghana. Controlled and taxed trade in gold and gained resources for army.…