Transcript Western African Empires

Western African Empires
Ghana, Mali,
Songhai
Western Africa: Vocab
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Supply
Demand
Griot
Sunjata
Mansa Musa
Sunni Ali
Askia Muhammad
Western Africa: Vocab
• Supply- a quanity of a good, product, or
resource that people are willing and able to
sell
• Demand- people’s desire for and
willingness to buy that particular item
• Items that are common have low value
• Items that are scarce have high value
Western Africa: Vocab
• Griot- Songhai person who told stories and sang
songs about historical events and traditions
• Sunjata- prince who lead Mali to power, accepted
Islam, made a salt and gold trade
• Mansa Musa- greatest rulers of Mali
• Sunni Ali- great ruler of Songhai, brilliant
military leader
• Askia Muhammad- Songhai reached greatest
power under his rule
Western Africa
Location and Present
Day Countries
Western Africa: Location and
Present Day Countires
• Western
Africa
• Near/ around
present day
Mali
Ghana
• Rise of Power
– Wealth
– Gold
– Brought traders into
area
– Traders brought salt
• Fall of Power
– Envy from neighboring
kingdoms
– Neighbors began to
attack
Ghana
• Culture
– gold and salt trade was
key to success
– Muslim ruler (called
master of gold)
– Supply and demand
was key to success
• Religion
– Islamic
Mali
• Rise of Power
– Wealth
– Gold
– Brought traders into
area
• Fall of Power
• Attacked by neighbors
for gold
Mali
• Culture
– Organized government
– Trade extremely
important
– Sunjata was a key
leader
– Timbuktu was a great
city and culture center
• Religion
– Key Islamic center
Songhi
• Rise of Power
– Wealth
– Gold
– Brought traders into
area
– Traders brought salt
• Fall of Power
– Became to big to
control
– Did not have modern
weapons that Northern
Africa and Europe
possessed
Songhi
• Culture
– griots
• Religion
Western Africa
Rise of Empires
W. Africa: Rise of Empires
• Wealth
• Gold
• Brought traders into
area
• Traders brought salt
Western Africa
Culture
W. Africa: Culture
• Ghana
– gold and salt trade was key to success
– Muslim ruler (called master of gold)
– Supply and demand was key to success
• Mali
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Organized government
Trade extremely important
Sunjata was a key leader
Timbuktu was a great city and culture center
• Songhai
– griots
Western Africa
Religion
W. Africa: Religion
• Ghana
– Islamic
• Mali
– Key Islamic center
– Sunjata had mosques built to support to switch
from Muslim to Islam
• Songhai
Western Africa
Fall of Empire
W. Africa: Fall of Empire
• Ghana
– Envy from neighboring kingdoms
– Neighbors began to attack
• Mali
– Attacked by neighbors for gold
• Songhai
– Became to big to control
– Did not have modern weapons that Northern
Africa and Europe possessed
Western Africa Mural
• Create a mural that represents one kingdom
in Western Africa. Include the following:
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Location
Rise
Fall
Culture
Religion