Ch 1 Sec 21. Kingdom of Africa

Ghana (700-1050)a. Trade in salt & gold

b. King taxed gold & saltc. Muslim (Islamic religion)

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Mali (1200)a. Gold & Salt

b. Leader: Mansa Musa

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Songhai (1460)a. Leader Sunnia Al then Askia Muhammad

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Benin (late 1400’s)a. At the Niger and Delta Rivers

b. Crossroads of trade routesc. Europeans began to arrive here

2. Europe Middle Ages 476-1300A. Feudalism 1. Political system of managing a King’s land and people a. The Lord did the managing --the lord gets a manor (estate) --king gets protection for his people and military service --serf is a landless peasant who works for protection --- Feudalism ended when people moved to towns or died from Bubonic Plague --- MIDDLE CLASS IS BORN!

3. Crusades

a. Holy War btwn Christians and Muslimsb. Fighting for control of the holy land (Palestine)c. Brought back riches & new ideas & inspiration to travel

4. Renaissance (1300-1600)

A. Rebirth of art and learningReading classics

HistoryPhilosophyArt/reason

MathHuman values

Science

4. The Renaissance

B. Printing Press New ideas start to spread Catholic church is weakened

5. Reformation 1500’s

A. Intended to correct problems in the Catholic church

B. Results: Split Catholic Protestant (many varieties)

6. Europeans Explore

A. GoldB. GoodsC. GodD. Glory