west africa Flashcards
(30 cards)
major empires of West Africa
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
major people of West Africa
Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Sunni Ali, Askia Muhammad
which groups of people did dumb bartering
Arab caravans and Wangarans
What did Arabs want in dumb bartering
gold
what did Wangarans want in dumb bartering
salt
how did Ghana profit off of dumb bartering
one dinar for entrance, two dinars for exit
drum named
deba
evidence of cultural diffusion in west africa
spread of Arabic and Islam
who was Sundiata
founder of Mali
who was Mansa Musa
possibly wealthiest person, led Mali at its peak
Sunni Ali
first leader of Songhai
Askia Muhammad
first ruler of Askia dynasty (peak of Songhai)
who did Ghana fall to
Almoravids (Muslim Berbers)
what helped Songhai rise to power
group of people breaking away from weakened Mali, Sunni Ali was an aggressive military leader, captured Timbuktu, surround Djenné for 7 years, married queen
How did Sundiata come to power?
crushing cruel unpopular leader
How did Songhai fall?
Moroccans used advanced weapons; Chinese gunpower and Arab guns
Kano and Katsina were…
important trading cities
Kano supplied
woven and dyed cloth and leather goods.
Zazzau traded
enslaved people
Hausa and Yoruba were
both places named after language they spoke
Yoruba people believed their kings…
the most important religious and political leaders
All Yoruba chiefs
traced their descent from the first ruler of Ife
who were Soninke people
Mande people
what does ghana mean
war chief (what Soninke people called their ruler)
