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2 Ancient Kingdoms Ghana Mali Songhai 700 AD Gold for salt Capital Kumbi
Center was Timbuktu Mansa Musa Songhai

3 European Colonization
1200s Trade: word spread about wealth of African kingdoms to Europe Slave Trade System already in place before 800s Kingdoms trade slaves Arab traders bought and sold slaves s: European Slave trade

4 Where did most slaves go? Effect of slave trade
1. 2.

5 Scramble for Africa Video clip

6 Colonization Continent = ATM machine Problems Source for raw materials
Market for manufactured goods Problems Boundaries Religion Disrupt traditional way of life Change local economies Plantation economies

7 Independence: Post World War II Ethiopia Liberia Always Ind.

8 Independence Most gain independence post 1945 Challenges:
New identities Old eco system: meet Europe’s needs, not country No model for democracy Rival ethnic groups struggle for power What other legacy? Language Infrastructure

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