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Egional Civilizations Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa, 750 1586
Egional Civilizations Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa, 750 1586
egionalCivilizations
Chapter12:
KingdomsandTradingStatesofAfrica,750B
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Summarizetheculture/society/government/economyofeachkingdom/tradingstate.
Kingdom/State
Era
Ruler
Religion
EconomicBase
Nubia/Kush
750
B.C
Piankhi
Worshipped
owngods
Veryrichinironore.
Ghana
800
A.D
King
Islam
Goldwasamajortrade.
Mali
1235
A.D
MansaMusa
Islam
Goldtraderoutes
Songhai
1450
A.D
SonniAli
Traditional
religious
beliefs
Traderoutesandlargecities.
Hausa(Kano&Zaria)
1300
A.D
Muhammad
Rumfa
Islam
Citiesbecamecommercialcenters.
Benin(BeninCity&
Ife)
1300s
Oba, queen
mother, and
the council
Unknown
Axum
200
B.C
KingEzana
Christianity
Tradewiththingslikecottonand
ivory.
Ethiopia
1200
A.D
KingLalibela
Christianity
Judaism
Unknowm
EastAfrican
CityStates:Kilwa,
Mogadishu,
Mombasa,Sofala
600
A.D
Multiplebut
mostlylocal
Africanrulers
Islam
Tradelargemineralsandgrain
GreatZimbabwe
900
A.D
Unknown
Unknown
Tradewithgold