The Songhai Empire Alex Beffa Global History April 9‚ 2012 Beffa 3 The Songhai‚ also known as the Songhay‚ was not only the last‚ but also the largest and greatest empire of western Africa between 1000 and 1600 ce.i The previous empire was the Mali empire. Songhai was just a client state at the port of Gao‚ which was a major trading port for trans-Saharan trade especially since it is located on the Niger river. When the Mali empire started to decline in the 14 th century‚ the Songhai king
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micheal adds African American History September 19‚ 2012 The Songhai Empire What is it in today’s society that debates influence on the “Old World”? Well in today’s society‚ there are large debates to modern civilization and causing influences such as trade‚ religion‚ music‚ dance‚ that helped develop the “Old World”. The “Old World” was the concept of three continents‚ Africa‚ Asia and Europe‚ which goes back to classical antiquity. Classical antiquity is a broader term to determine a
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Songhai‚ Africa The Songhai Empire‚ also known as the Songhay Empire‚ was a state located in western Africa. From the early 15th to the late 16th century‚ Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history. This empire bore the same name as its leading ethnic group‚ the Songhai. Its capital was the city of Gao‚ where a Songhai state had existed since the 11th century. Its base of power was on the bend of the Niger River in present day Niger and Burkina Faso. The Songhai state has existed
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Africanus traveled through Timbuktu‚ a large city in the Songhai Empire in Western Sudan‚ a region consisting of the Sahel and surrounding grasslands from the east Atlantic coast through the western Lake Chad. His account shows that the society had a booming economy‚ citizens who held their culture very close to them‚ a very well coordinated political organization‚ and even though Africanus downplays the importance of Islam in the empire‚ his account still provides good insight for historians hoping
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Organized Week 9 Presentation Notes Lumumba Shabaka Perception of origin Swahili emphasized distinctivesness Swahili means “coasters” in Arabic Claiming Persian & Arab descent Uungwana (civilized) ways Swahili architecture emerged suddenly along with Muslim religion in 11 & 12 cent‚ supposedly no local archetypes Ustaaarabu (Arabness): used Arab script‚ Arab names‚ etc. 1980s: Neville Chittick & Mark Horton challenge this sudden rise; World System Linkage Egyptian‚ Arab‚
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History Essay The World around 1600 Essay The 1600 was a time of great changes in the world. Trade and expansion dominated almost all societies. Ming China‚ the Songhai and Mughal Empires can be in contrast to European societies as they were ‘advanced societies’ technologically and scientifically. However these three empires collapsed due to invasions and revolts‚ whereas Europe‚ in the Middle Ages was secular‚ dominated by the church and the land owning nobility‚ whereas Europe grew in strength
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social purpose. In the absence of written language‚ the words to songs transmitted folk legends and religious traditions from generation to generation Decline of Songhai After his reign‚ Songhai entered a period of slow decline. Near the end of the 1500s‚ that decline quickened when the forces of the sultan of Morocco occupied much of Songhai. One observer wrote‚ "From that moment on‚ everything changed. Danger took the place of security‚ poverty of wealth. Peace
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leadership led to the creation and empowerment of great cities. Timbuktu was a very prosperous city. Founded on Trade and Scholarship‚ it was able to rise to its dominance. The main products traded along the routes of Timbuktu and ultimately the Songhai Empire were gold and salt. “The inhabitants of the city were very rich” (Evidence A). The citizens and inhabitants of the city being rich is only a benefit towards the city. The more affluent the citizens are the more the city can achieve. In the case
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of an enormous trade empire. Trade helped Ghana to become a wealthy state. Berbers benefited Ghana the most because their camels carried much of the trade across the dessert. 4. DESCRIBING What led to the fall of the Songhai Empire? After the reign of Askia Dawud‚ Songhai slowly started to decline. Near the end of the 1500s‚ that decline quickened when the forces of the sultan of Morocco occupied much of Songhai. 5. GEOGRAPHY SKILLS What geographic feature helped the Songhai kingdom thrive? Explain
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savanna of Northern Nigeria ‚ the indigenous African peoples had been engaged in business – the African way. We had the trans-Saharan trade between the various empires that dotted the areas known as West and North Africa. The Songhai (15th-16thcentury); Kanem-Bornu (9th-19thcentury); Mali (13th-14thcentury); Ghana (circa 700-1240) and the Benin empire (16th-18th century) – all traded with and amongst themselves‚ generating revenues/incomes and maintaining their dominions and spheres of influence. They
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