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African Empires
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African Empires
Songhai
- Located in the northeastern part of Africa
- Lasted from 1464 to 1591
- Most important city: Timbuktu
- Famous temples
- Muslim empire that traded salt and good
Songhai
Asante
Nicknamed the Gold Coast
Asante
Political & Economic Organization
- Political system favored a unified government under a central leader
- Economic system based on the trade of enslaved peoples and gold to North Africa
- Traded across the Sahara Desert and overseas
Organization
Culture
- Based on practice of indigenous religion and use of indigenous language
- Threats of European invasion and other African empires led to the creation of a militaristic society
Culture
Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Political & Economic Organization
Organization
- Ruled by a monarch (king) centered on Christianity
- Economy was based on the trade of gold, ivory, and frankincense
- Traded across the Sahara Desert and overseas
Culture
- Heavily influenced by Christianity, Judaism and Islam through trade
- Orthodox Church brought by St. Peter
Differences in religion and European interaction caused conflict
Culture
Kongo
Kongo
Political & Economic Organization
- Ruled by a monarch with centralized power
- Economy based on agriculture, metallurgy, and trade of ivory and enslaved peoples
Organization
Culture
- Influenced by Portuguese missionaries who converted rulers to Christianity
- Results: conversion of entire kingdom
Detailed art using wood, cloth, and terra-cotta
Social status passed through women not men
Culture
Zulu
- United by Shaka Zulu
- Unified the people through religion
- Government ruled by monarch with centralized power
- Economy based entirely on agriculture and livestock
Zulu
Culture
- Practiced the indigenous religion
- Worship of ancestral spirits and used of magic
History passed down through oral traditions in the indigenous language
Culture
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