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300
GHANA
ended: 13th century
500 mi north from present day Ghana
had sophisticated ways of administration, taxation, big armies, lots of gold mines
Islam was not embraced but still respected -
500
HOUSA
ENDED:700
They practiced islam
leadership was in early housa was based on ancestry -
Jan 1, 1000
GREAT ZIMBABWE
ENDED: 15 CENTURY
Known for coconut palm tree
Originally a Persian colony
At the height it it covered the Swahili coast
Present day Tanzania -
Jan 1, 1300
YORUBA (OYO)
ENDED:1888
They practiced islam
leadership was in early housa was based on ancestry -
Jan 1, 1450
MUTUPA
Streched from Zambezi in S Africa to Zimbabwe and Mozambique
According to oral tradition mwene was a warrior prince from S shona sent to find new sat sources and conquered the land he found he salt on
Religion revolved around ritual consultation of spirits -
BENIN (NOR PRESENT DAY COUNTRY)
ENDED:19th CENTURY
made many sculptures of there gods -
MALI
ended:1600
The Mali empire is now the present day country of Mali, southern and western Mauritania and Senegal
Was mostly a savanna with a rainy and dry season
Respected islam but did not embrace it -
SONGHAI
ENDED:16th century
Formerly a conquest of Mali: Kingdom of Gao
last major empire of the Western Sudan
Sonni Ali Ber came to power in 1464 and the dynasty began flourishing and much land was conquered as well as Timbuktu
Timbuktu was famous for its Islamic universities
When he died Muslim factions rebelled and the songhai empire reached its zenith under the Askias -
KILWA (SOMETHIMES CALLLED KILWA SULTANTANTE)
ENDED:1495
Known for coconut palm tree
Originally a Persian colony
At the height it it covered the Swahili coast
Present day Tanzania
