Early African Kingdoms & Empires
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Ms. Susan M. PojerHorace Greeley HS Chappaqua, NY
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Political unit having an extensive territory comprising of a number of territories. They may consist of
many nations and are generally ruled by a single supreme authority.
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Characteristics of An Empire
• Include Class Division• Relatively large geographical area and population• Have a supreme ruler at the top of the class
pyramid• Usually include people with different cultures and
languages.• Contain an active network of trade both within the
empire and with groups outside the empire
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Empires arise through the unification of groups for trade purposes or by a dominant groups
conquest of surrounding areas.
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Empires are most likely to arise in areas that allow relatively easy transportation and
has rich natural resources.
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Berbers
GOLDGOLD
SALTSALT
Gold-Salt Trade
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Gold “Money”, Ghana/Ivory Coast
Ghana Empire [4c-11c]
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Salt
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Mali Empire [13c-15c]
GOLDGOLD
SALTSALT
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Timbuktu-”Heavenly Clay”
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Timbuktu Rooftop, Mosque
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Tuaregs
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Marketplace near the Niger River
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Mosque in Gao
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Great Mosque at Djenne, Mali
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Distant Mosque at Djenne, Mali
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Sundiata [1210-1260]
“Lion Prince”
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Mansa Musa [r. 1312-1337]
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European Map
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Mansa Musa [r. 1312-1337]
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Songhai Empire [15c-16c]
GOLDGOLD
SALTSALT
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Sunni Ali [r.1464-1492]
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Askia Mohammed [r.1493-1529]
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Askia Mohammed’s Tomb [1443-1538]
Gao, Mali
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Benin Empire [15c-19c]
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Bronze Heads from Benin (16c)
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Benin Bronze Leopard
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