Africa : ancient world to 1500 · African Empires Ghana (Wagadu) (800-1250) (only have arabic...
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Africa : ancient world to 1500
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East Africa
Kush
developed with egypt
(provide resources)
kings
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East Africa
Kush
developed with egypt
(provide resources)
kings + infantry armies
conquered by New Kingdom Egypt
took over Egypt = 25th dynasty (945)
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East Africa
Nubia, Meroe, Aethiopia = connection to Roman world
(Christianity) (mercenaries) (resources trade)
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East Africa
Islamic Conquest North Africa = cut off
+
Red Sea Coast (somalia) = tied to Arabia = Islam
(ethiopia highlands remain christian)
=
religious warfare
between them
=
slaves.
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trade (mineral wealth, coffee)
slavery (until 20th century) (10m ppl) (coast v interior)
mercenaries (infantry to offset arab cavalry)
=
1/3 of Indian Ocean trade network = rich, educated, indep.
(africa rm – arabia manufactures – india luxuries)
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West Africa and Saharan Africa
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African Empires
Niger River + Sahel
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trade africa >
north africa >
europe (roman world)
gold for salt
mercenaries (nubian cavalry)
Chrstianity not exported as western europe = dark ages
islamic connection replaces european (700AD)
(esp. to Spain)
West Africa and Saharan Africa
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African Empires
Ghana (Wagadu) (800-1250)
Trade empire connecting
North Africa Berber Kingdoms
+ Islamic Spain
to
Africa
(salt for gold trade)
(+ leather goods head north)
(no access to europe
cows for arabs)
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African Empires
Ghana (Wagadu) (800-1250)
(only have arabic sources)
Matrilineal kings – central state + decentralized vassal states
(war chiefs – ghana) = 200,000 infantry + 40,000 archers (??)
cosmopolitian trading state – connecting africa to islamic world
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African Empires
Ghana (Wagadu) (800-1250)
(only have arabic sources)
Matrilineal kings – central state + decentralized vassal states
(war chiefs – ghana) = 200,000 infantry + 40,000 archers (??)
cosmopolitian trading state – connecting africa to islamic world
brings in islamic scholars
to improve govt, law, taxes.
= success (12 mosques in city)
= conversion by 1150
kings = lawgivers + judge
(= accessible)
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Ghana (Wagadu) (800-1250)
Decline = we dont know
series of weak kings
= vassal independence
= North African
(Almohad Spain? – Almohad start as caravan tribe)
intervention to break up trade monopoly.
taken over by Mali vassal state – absorbed without destruction.
= marriage/alliance /economics.
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Mali (1235-1670)
dominated western Sahal + Niger
(= more rooted than ghana)
400 cities (Timbuktu, Gao)
90,000 infantry – self armed javelin + bow
(citizen milita – see greek polis)
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Mali (1235-1630)
dominated western Sahal + Niger
(= more rooted than ghana)
400 cities (Timbuktu, Gao)
90,000 infantry – self armed javelin + bow
3 massive gold mines = trade spain
(war with Spanish christians = need gold)
timbuktu islamic center + Great Library
(african university = 700,000 manuscripts)
decentralized govt = tax trade for local indep.
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Mansa Musa (1307-1337)
Stability after civil wars
Hajj to Mecca = most famous
African since Queen Sheba
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Mansa Musa (1307-1337)
Stability after civil wars
Hajj to Mecca =
w. africa is rich + modern +
part of islamic world
(hired best and brightest
= mali architecture, learning, art
timbuktu = perhaps most advanced
islamic city in the world
since baghdad destroyed 1258)
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Mali Collapse
1350-1450s =
weak kings = civil wars = independence of vassal states
Mali broke up.
1500 =
Songhay took most of west and north,
1545 = sack capital
1600s
Bamana of Djenne (mdn Mali) – polytheists -
captured Timbuktu and sacked Mali new capital
absorb
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Songhay Empire (1464-1592)
based in Gao, 1430s won indep.
from Mali (dark century).
central Sahel (east of Ghana/Mali)
Sonni Ali – Conquering Founder
Sonni Baru – poor son
Askia – Ali’s general = usurper
= runs the empire.
(hajj = hello world!)
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islam = court religion + education
army = professional
30,000 foot + 10,000 cavalry
+ River Navy on the Niger
= faster moving, control cities.
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islam = court religion + education
army = professional
30,000 foot + 10,000 cavalry
+ River Navy on the Niger
= faster moving, control cities.
Collapse.
Askia sons revoled against Dad then each other
Morocco invasion (w/ gunpowder troops)
to stabilize gold trade in 1591 = africa breaks up
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Effects
islam spread in eastern and western africa = modernity
african kingdoms = wealth, trade, education, urbanization
(Gao, Timbuktu, Meroe)
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Effects
islam spread in eastern and western africa = modernity
african kingdoms = wealth, trade, education, urbanization
(Gao, Timbuktu, Meroe)
Arabic and European Slavery affected coasts but not
kingdoms – but african kingdoms had slavery
and would enslave interior ppls
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Effects
islam spread in eastern and western africa = modernity
african kingdoms = wealth, trade, education, urbanization
(Gao, Timbuktu, Meroe)
Arabic and European Slavery affected coasts but not
kingdoms – but african kingdoms had slavery
and would enslave interior ppls
african kingdoms grew up connected to european and middle
eastern world and connected economy, relgion, cultures.
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