african civilizations
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- Kush
- was invaded by the Assyrians
- Songhai
- Timbuktu became major cultural center
- Songhai
- powered by the Moroccans
- Great Zimbabwe
- soapstone birds
- Swahili
- melting pot of culture
- Great Zimbabwe
- prophecy, divination, rainmaking
- Mali
- ruled by the Malinke people
- Great Zimbabwe
- founded by Shona
- Aksum
- republican government
- Songhai
- goods came from Europe, China, and India
- Swahili
- food (no pork)
- Kush
- cultural trade (mostly egyptian)
- Ghana
- was founded by the Soninke
- Kush
- Iron!!!
- Great Zimbabwe
- known for their great enclosures
- Ghana and Mali
- two civilizations located in West Africa civilizations located in West Africa
- Mali
- Mansa Musa
- Swahili
- portuguese destroy all trading posts in attempt to control indian ocean trade
- Aksum
- was famous for minted coins
- Kush
- used caravans to carry goods from place to place
- Mali
- Polytheistic: Animism
- Aksum
- located in Ethiopia
- Great Zimbabwe
- created huge stone edifices that surrounded extremely complicated city
- Songhai
- leader built fleet to patrol Niger River
- Aksum
- christian civilization
- Mali
- conflict of successor of ruler weakened civilization
- Songhai
- witchcraft, magic, and spirit possession
- Kush
- worshipped egyptian gods along w/ their own
- Swahili
- lots of ethnic groups
- Aksum
- Spoke Semitic and wrote with Semitic characters
- Mali
- made Timbuktu a center of Learning
- Kush
- allies with egypt in the beginning
- Kush
- Napata=capital
- Swahili
- merchants and traders from middle east and india noticed strategic importance and settle here
- Mali
- Cotton cultivation and weaving was introduced
- Swahili
- illegitimate children were not tolerated
- Ghana
- had gold for salt exchange
- Mali
- had a ruler that led a famous pilgrimage to Mecca
- Kush
- strong military rule/skill
- Songhai
- made it the center of Trade
- Kush
- used egyptian hieroglyphics
- Swahili
- conquered by Portuguese
- Aksum
- Traded heavily with Europe
- Kush
- famous for constant battle with Egypt
- Aksum
- fasting every wednesday and friday