World History Studies Weekly “African Kingdoms”



World History Studies Weekly “African Kingdoms”

|Information to look for… |Notes |

|Kush |Also known as _____________ |

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| |Located in the area now known as __________ |

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| |Kushites traded with the people of : |

| |__________________________________ |

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| |__________________________________ |

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| |__________________________________ |

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| |Egyptians conquered Kush around __________ |

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| |Kush gained independence about __________ |

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| |Kushites were similar to the Egyptians in the following ways: |

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| |_____________________________________ |

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| |_____________________________________ |

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| |_____________________________________ |

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| |The Kush kingdom was important to the African region because it was |

| |considered the |

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| |____________________________________. |

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| |______________ made the Kushites very wealthy. |

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| |The Kush kingdom declined in importance because |

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| |Kushites also had other products like _______ |

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| |and _____________ that they could sell. |

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| |Kushite leaders looked to the area past the |

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| |________________ for new _______________ |

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| |The beginning of the Trans-Saharan trade route was |

|Ghana | |

| |in _____________ when Kushite |

| |traders… |

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| |Ghana was the __________ of the Powerful kingdoms |

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| |to rise in West Africa, around ____________. |

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| |The modern day country of Ghana is ________ where the ancient kingdom |

| |existed. |

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| |The kingdom was located… |

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| |Around A.D. 300-1000 the kingdom of Ghana was very powerful because… |

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| |King Tenkamenin… |

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| |1.____________________________________ |

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| |2. ___________________________________ |

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| |3. ___________________________________ |

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| |4. ___________________________________ |

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|Mali |Griots = _______________________________ |

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| |______________________________________ |

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| |The _____________ powerful kingdom of Africa was |

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| |_______________. |

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| |It gained power around ______________ after |

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| |___________________________. |

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| |King Sundiata Keita |

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|Songhai |______________________________________ |

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| |______________________________________ |

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| |Mansa Musa… |

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| |_____________________________________ |

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| |_____________________________________ |

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| |_____________________________________ |

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| |The Songhai traded traded ______________________ |

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| |____________________________________________ |

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| |As Mali weakened, the Songhai… |

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| |Sonni Ali was a ______________ leader. |

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| |He used a great army __________________________. |

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| |Warriors in _____________ traveled |

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| |the__________________________ and took control |

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| |of all regions and the ________________________. |

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| |Eventually the Songhai Empire would become the |

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|Other Kingdoms |________________ empire in ___________________. |

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| |Controlling both the _________ and _________mines |

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| |After Sonni Ali died… |

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| |Askia the Great… |

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| |Timbuktu… |

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| |The Songhai Empire declined in __________ when the |

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| |_________ invaded with ____________ and _______ |

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| |The Songhai were no match for the Moors because… |

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| |Benin Kingdom… |

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| |Saba (or Sheba)… |

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