Western African EmpiresWestern African Empires

Ghana, Mali, Songhai

Western Africa: Vocab

• Supply

• Demand

• Griot

• Sunjata

• Mansa Musa

• Sunni Ali

• Askia Muhammad

Western Africa: Vocab

• Supply- a quanity of a good, product, or resource that people are willing and able to sell

• Demand- people’s desire for and willingness to buy that particular item

• Items that are common have low value

• Items that are scarce have high value

Western Africa: Vocab• Griot- Songhai person who told stories and sang

songs about historical events and traditions• Sunjata- prince who lead Mali to power, accepted

Islam, made a salt and gold trade• Mansa Musa- greatest rulers of Mali• Sunni Ali- great ruler of Songhai, brilliant

military leader• Askia Muhammad- Songhai reached greatest

power under his rule

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Location and Present Day Countries

Western Africa: Location and Present Day Countires

• Western Africa

• Near/ around present day Mali

Ghana

• Rise of Power– Wealth

– Gold

– Brought traders into area

– Traders brought salt

• Fall of Power– Envy from neighboring

kingdoms– Neighbors began to

attack

Ghana

• Culture– gold and salt trade was

key to success

– Muslim ruler (called master of gold)

– Supply and demand was key to success

• Religion– Islamic

Mali

• Rise of Power– Wealth

– Gold

– Brought traders into area

• Fall of Power• Attacked by neighbors

for gold

Mali

• Culture– Organized government– Trade extremely

important– Sunjata was a key

leader– Timbuktu was a great

city and culture center

• Religion– Key Islamic center

Songhi

• Rise of Power– Wealth

– Gold

– Brought traders into area

– Traders brought salt

• Fall of Power– Became to big to

control– Did not have modern

weapons that Northern Africa and Europe possessed

Songhi

• Culture– griots

• Religion

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Rise of Empires

W. Africa: Rise of Empires

• Wealth• Gold• Brought traders into

area• Traders brought salt

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Culture

W. Africa: Culture• Ghana

– gold and salt trade was key to success– Muslim ruler (called master of gold)– Supply and demand was key to success

• Mali– Organized government– Trade extremely important– Sunjata was a key leader– Timbuktu was a great city and culture center

• Songhai– griots

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Religion

W. Africa: Religion• Ghana

– Islamic

• Mali– Key Islamic center– Sunjata had mosques built to support to switch

from Muslim to Islam

• Songhai

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Fall of Empire

W. Africa: Fall of Empire• Ghana

– Envy from neighboring kingdoms– Neighbors began to attack

• Mali– Attacked by neighbors for gold

• Songhai– Became to big to control– Did not have modern weapons that Northern

Africa and Europe possessed

Western Africa Mural

• Create a mural that represents one kingdom in Western Africa. Include the following:– Location– Rise– Fall– Culture– Religion