African Civilizations and Empires UNIT 9

What are the four western empires, what trading route, and around what time (Seperate Every answer by commas )

Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Benin, Trans Saharan, 300-1600 CE

What were the two southern empires

zimbabwe, kongo

What was the earliest civilization and where is it located

Nok civilization, northern nigeria

Nok Achievments

First west african to use Iron

What body of water was the saharan desert connected to

Mediterranean Sea

What animal was domesticated in the saharan desert

camel

____ was traded for _____ in the trans-saharan desert trade route

gold, salt

What religion was spread through the trans-saharan desert trade route

Islam

what was the first western african empire, and what is its real name

Ghana, Wagadu

Who founded the ghanian empire and around what time

Dinga Cisse, 750 CE

which empire conquered the ghanian empire, who ruled that empire, and when was ghania conquered

Mali , Sundiata Keita, ca. 1240 CE

capital of ghana

koumbi Saleh

What religion was the empire of ghana

Animist

When did ghana change to islam

1100's CE