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African (African Achievments (Information in west Africa was passed by…
African
African Achievments
Information in west Africa was passed by oral history
Artists created sculptures of ancestors
Made animal masks for ceremonies
People who told stories were story tellers
Slash and Burn agriculture
The Rise and Fall
Ghana took over all trade because of strong armies using iron tools
Ghana used his strong armies to conquer neighboring areas
Ghana made merchants pay tax on imports and exponts
They fall by invasions from the north Africa
By 800 A.D. Ghana controlled the African trade
Mail
Mail fell due to invasions and attacks
When Marsa Musa was leader it was the hight of the mail empire
Sundiata conquered Ghana and nearby places
Sundiata introduced new crops and took power away from local leaders to keep order
grow along upper the Niger River
Songhai
Led by Sunni Ali
Grew alongside Mali empire
Askia led during height of empire
Encouraged study of math and science
Kept order by replacing local leader
