1. Sachem North High School
KINGDOMS OF AFRICA
Dr. Afxendiou
AP World History 9
Sachem North High School

2. EARLY KINGDOMS Kush - region of Nubia ~6,000 years ago - (Sudan)
Axum - (Ethiopia) 500 BCE. Became first Christian kingdom
Both rich kingdoms, engaged in trade with north Africa and the Indian Ocean

3. WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS Appear around 400AD Around Niger River
Based on long distance trade
Gold and Salt trade across the Sahara Desert

4. WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS Kingdom of Ghana 400 – 1200
Iron and Gold
Traded its gold for salt from northern Africa
Berbers – the traders; used camels for transport of goods
Innovation: the camel saddle

5. Empire of Ghana

6. WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS Kingdom of Mali – 1250 to 1450 rich in gold
continue gold and salt trade with northern Africa
Sundiata-conquered the great Ghana empire in 1240 AD
Mansa Musa – ‘king Musa’ - Muslim king- ruled during the Golden Age of Mali
Timbuktu - important city in the trans-Saharan trade; also the center of Islamic scholarship.

7. Griot singing the story of Sundiata

8. Mansa Musa song

10. WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS Kingdom of Songhai-1460 to 1600
Still engaged in the gold and salt trade
Dominated all of west African trade

12. SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA Most peoples descendants of Bantu people
Ironworking
Common language roots

13. EAST AFRICA
Great Zimbabwe – city established by Bantu descendants; dominated coastal trade routes
Part of Indian Ocean trade system
7th century influx of Muslims from Arabia to East Africa, especially port cities
Swahili culture – mix of African and Arabic culture
Swahili language – Bantu based language of East Africa combined with Arabic. Official language of Kenya and Tanzania
Other East African cities become established by Muslims along the East African coast

15. BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Stearns et. al. Textbook
African Kingdoms,