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History of Africa - Coggle Diagram
History of Africa
Landscapes
Equatorial Rainforest
Savannas
Tropics
Mild
Deserts
West
Islamic Berbers
Traders
Camels
Crossroads of Trade
Ghana
Gold
Trade
Needed Salt
Bantu People
Crops
Matrillineal
Language
Iron-smelting Technology
Mali
Trade
Sundiata Keita
Islam
Mansa Musa
Timbuktu
Royalty
The only ones allowed to wear sewn clothes
Military leaders were the only ones allowed to wear trousers
Songhai
Salt
Niger River
Society
People
Ibn Battuta
Education
Life skills
History of their people
Some women rulers
Importance of extended families
Art
Storytelling
Physical art
Dance and Music
Religion
Beliefs were rules for living
Protects them from harm
Beliefs served to honor history and their ancestors
Islam
East
Kilwa
Copper, Ivory, Iron, gold
China and India
Got porcelain and cotton from Asia
Aksum
Red Sea
Christianity
Independent Coastal Trade Cities
Islam
Swahili language
Government
Powerful states had a strong central government
In Ghana, the king's sister's son inherited the throne
Lesser kings and local clans controlled smaller areas
South
Great Zimbabwe
Shona People
Central
Agricultural Revolution