Africa

africa

By daveotoole
  • Ghana
    200

    Ghana

    200 A.D. to 1,200 A.D.
    Ghana is located in northwest africa.
    Ghana was controlled by Sundiata in 1240 A.D.
  • Period: 200 to

    Africa

  • Hausa
    Jan 1, 600

    Hausa

    . Hausa
    a.600’s to 1800’s
    b. Located in north central Africa in modern day northern Nigeria.
    The Hausa people are exclusevly Muslim.
    Hausa is a major part of Nigerian politics.
  • Kilwa
    Apr 1, 1000

    Kilwa

    Kilwa
    1000-1505
    Kilwa is a small island off of Africa. Part of it is known as Tanzania
    Kilwa had become the most powerful city on the East African coast
  • Great Zimbabwe
    Apr 1, 1100

    Great Zimbabwe

    Great Zimbabwe
    1100-1400
    It is South East Africa.
    Zimbabwean monarch and would have been used as the seat of their political power
  • Songhai
    Apr 1, 1300

    Songhai

    Songhai
    1300 to 1600 A.D.
    songhai had three mosques. The earliest dated to the 13th century and lasted into the early 19th century.
    songhai is also known as songhay.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Yoruba

  • Yoruba
    Apr 1, 1400

    Yoruba

    yoruba a.1400-1905
    Located in western Africa in present day Southwest Nigeria and Benin
    Oyo (ancient Yoruba) used to be the largest state in West Africa
  • Mutapa
    Apr 2, 1450

    Mutapa

    Mutapa
    1450-1629
    Found in Southern Africa.
    Mutapa proved invulnerable to attack and even economic manipulation due to the mwenemutapa strong control over gold production
  • Mali

    Mali

    Mali 800 to 1550 A.D.
    Predominantly a savannah, this vast region has two seasons, a rainy season and a dry season.
    People in mali speak mande