Kumbi Saleh [capital] ruled by a king controlled the gold

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Kumbi Saleh [capital]
ruled by a king
controlled the gold-salt trade
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Timbuktu (center of trade and learning)
Empire
Sundiata (founder), Mansa Musa (made
famous pilgrimage to Mecca)
wealth based on gold trade
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Gao (capital), Timbuktu
Empire
Sunni Ali, Askia Muhammad
spread of Islam
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Adulis
kingdom
King Ezana
trading center, Christianity, stone pillars
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Kilwa, Mombasa
city-states;
blending of Bantu and Arab cultures (Swahili)
traded goods from Asia and Middle East
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Great Zimbabwe
trade-based empire
stone buildings
trade in gold and ivory
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The trans-Sahara Gold-Salt trade- the kings
taxed all goods passing through kingdom
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A famous king of Mali who took a pilgrimage
to Mecca
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It was a center of Islamic learning and trade
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In the 1500s
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Slaves were taken by strong African tribes
and brought to the West African coast. They
were packed onto ships so the Europeans
could make a large profit.
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To the Americas
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Over 300 years
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Population in Africa went down
Villages were destroyed
Loss of culture
Families separated
Tribal warfare
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Needed raw materials (natural resources) and
markets to sell goods
Wanted power
Wanted to spread Christianity
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Better weapons and technology
Tribal loyalty- many different tribes
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Great Britain and France
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The political and economic control of one
country or area by another
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Spreading Christianity to non-Christians
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By the European countries at the Berlin
Conference
The Africans were not invited
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Type of colonial rule under which the
European nations controlled all levels of
government. [France and Belgium]
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Type of colonial rule under which European
nations allowed Africans some control over
local affairs. [Great Britain]
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Crops grown to be sold
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Improved health care
Improved transportation and communication
systems
Education for some
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Loss of cultural traditions
Racism
Exploitation of workers
Tribal warfare