African Civilizations
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- Ghana
- located in West Africa
- Swahili
- many different languages
- Great Zimbabwe
- established by Shona tribe
- Great Zimbabwe
- great enclosures
- Aksum
- located in Ethiopia
- Kush
- battled with Egypt for control of territory
- Ghana
- overthrown by Malinke people
- Aksum
- Christian
- Ghana
- founded by Soninke
- Great Zimbabwe
- taken over by Soninke people
- Swahili
- taken over by Portuguese
- Ghana
- gold for salt trade
- Songhai
- defeated by Morroccans
- Mali
- founded by Malinke people
- Mali
- Timbuktu center of learning
- Kush
- invaded and weakened by Assyrians
- Mali
- leader- Mansa Musa
- Kush
- meroitic language
- Great Zimbabwe
- worshipped the god Mwari
- Aksum
- minted their own coins
- Songhai
- located in West Africa
- Kush
- current day Sudan
- Kush
- built pyramids with flat tops
- Kush
- earliest African civilization
- Songhai
- Timbuktu center of trade
- Kush
- moved capital to Napata
- Aksum
- fasted
- Mali
- pilgrimage to Mecca
- Mali
- located in West Africa
- Swahili
- leading port city- Kilwa