1. African Kingdoms

2. Axum Located in the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River
Became a Christian Kingdom

3. Zimbabwe
Located close to the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and the Indian ocean coast.
Active in the gold and ivory trade of East Africa
City of “ Great Zimbabwe” was their capital.
The people of Zimbabweconsidered their kings to be gods. According to tradition, the prosperity of the kingdom depended on the strength and good health of the ruler.
A king who became ill was required to kill himself so that a heaslthier ruler coulde take his place
Farmers and soilders could not look at the king

4. West African Kingdoms Made up of the Ghana, Mali and Songai Empires
Located near the Niger River and the Sahara
Big on trade
Wealth comes from trading gold and salt
City of Timbuktu was center of trade and learning in the area
Islamic

5. Mansa Musa Leader of the Mali Kingdoms Strong military leader
Devout Muslim
Hajj
Made Timbuktu center of learning