Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa Seat work Please sit down, review pages, answer: group of people traveling together formal study and learning African musician-storyteller who uses music and stories to track heritage and record history as well as entertain

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Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa Mali was the second West African empire to prosper from the gold-salt trade. After its rulers converted to Islam, Mali became a center of Muslim culture. Under the Songhai empire, Islam and the Arabic language spread across West Africa. Key Ideas

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa Why did the Malinke hope that Sundiata, rather than someone else, would free their kingdom? How were Sundiata’s laws communicated to the people? Rise of Mali

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa When did Mansa Musa rule? Who returned to Mali with Mansa Musa? What was the purpose of having large mosques built in Gao and Tombouctou? Mali at Its Height

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa A Traveler’s Opinion of Mali Why was Ibn Battuta impressed with Mali? What was Ibn Battuta’s overall opinion of Mali?

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa Why was it important that Mali controlled traffic on the Niger River? At its height, the Mali empire was about the size of modern-day Western Europe. Mali’s Expansion

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa Songhai Strengths How did Ali Ber take control of the of the Niger River? Of which cities did Ali Ber take control? Why did he want control of Tombouctou? How does the Songhai compare to other West African Empires? What did Askia Muhammad base Songhai law on?

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa Islamic Law and Scholarship The Effects of Arabic Language in Songhai

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa How did the Moroccan invasion affect Songhai? Songhai’s Decline

Early African Civilizations Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Muslim Empires of West Africa Use what you have read about the rise of Mali and Songhai to describe an event that happened on each date to the right. What are the consequences of trade? – – s Please turn to page 203 in your Student Journals.