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    Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from gold and the introduction of the camel during the Trans-Saharan trade increased the quantity of goods that were transported. Majority of the knowledge of Ghana comes from the Arab writers. Al-Hamdani‚ for example‚ describes Ghana as having the richest gold mines on earth. These mines were situated at Bambuk‚ on the upper Senegal River. The Soninke people also sold slaves‚ salt and copper in exchange for textiles‚ beads and finished goods. They built their

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    Before the Europeans came to Africa in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ Africans developed an advanced civilization. Many cities‚ kingdoms‚ and empires like the empire of Aksum in east Africa in the 300’s and other parts of Africa arose and declined. In West Africa‚ empires like the Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai controlled the gold and salt trade. They were the crossroads of trading. Cities on Africa’s east coast also gained wealth and power through trade in between 1000 and 1500. In Africa between

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    the protector of trade routes‚ it also formed foundations that were remaining from its predecessors. Around the 11th century‚ the rulers decided to convert to Islam. One of the important rulers of The Kingdom of Mali was Sundiata‚ he ruled the kingdom from 1230 to 1255. Sundiata expanded the kingdom by conquering the neighbors of the kingdom and afterwards ended up creating a new capital in Niani and then later on ended up having power on the Saharan trade routes. Due

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    Mansa Musa Research Paper

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    As a citizen of Mali‚ I feel that Mansa Musa did a quite bold‚ and brave thing‚ that cost him many followers trust‚ but a new trade route in return. I however‚ am certainly not one of those “ex- followers”‚ for I find his strategy to be heroic. Even though he betrayed and stole from his citizens‚ in the long run‚ he meant well‚ and in a way‚ paid them all back. Mali was just average‚ until Mansa Musa came along. Under his ruling‚ our kingdom became twice the size that Ghana was. Because of him‚ we

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    African Kingdoms and Empires

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    African Kingdoms and Empires During 400 AD‚ West Africa witnessed the rise and fall of the indigenous medieval empires of ancient Ghana‚ medieval Mali‚ and Songhai. Many other states and kingdoms arose during this time but Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai achieved the status of fully-fledged‚ functioning and long-living conquest states and expansionist empires. These empires regulated the Trans-Saharan trade by offering protection for trade caravans as well as taxing slaves‚ gold‚ firearms‚ textiles and

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    Ancient Ghana

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    Ancient Ghana GEOGRAPHY Despite its name‚ the old Empire of Ghana is not geographically‚ ethnically‚ or in any other way‚ related to modern Ghana. It lies about four hundred miles north west of modern Ghana. Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern Northern Senegal and Southern Mauritania. Ancient Ghana in relation to modern west AfricaORIGINS Nobody is sure when Ghana came into being. But some time at the beginning of the first millennium AD‚ it is thought that a number of clans of

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    Ironworking in Africa

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    2. Ironworking in Africa The Bantu speaking people in three thousand B.C.E. to one thousand C.E. began to migrate south and east from where they originated‚ which was the Benue region‚ in Africa. For years to follow they migrated through the Savanna‚ implementing agriculture and ironworking‚ particularly iron smelting to other African tribes. Throughout their migration‚ they assimilated with the other inhabitants of Africa‚ sharing their language‚ agricultural innovations‚ ironworking skills‚ and

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    which appealed to both the rulers and the people‚ yet became extremely diverse‚ as Islam spread throughout the Sahara and into Ghana‚ mixing with Animistic ideas of royal cults. Because of the various interpretations of the religion‚ leaders such as Sundiata were able to impose harsh‚ yet subjective rules regarding security on trade routes‚ eventually leading to the diffusion of the Muslim world to port cities such as Mali. Islam values conformed to styles of traditional religion‚ resulting in a variation

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    Afro-Pop     In the country of Mali in Western Africa‚ the music is very similar to the other African nations. It is ethnically diverse‚ however there is one influence that stems from the ancient Mali Empire of the Mandinka. The Mande people make up about half of the country’s population‚ and they have brought Mande-based Afro-pop into the world‚ and adopted traditional garb and styles as well. One singer I would like to focus primarily on is Salif Keita‚ he was born in Mali during 1949‚ and has

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    Mansa Musa

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    effects did Mansa Musa’s travels have in Mali and Europe? Mansa Musa was one of the most famous people in Africa‚ but not much about his life was known until 1312 when he succeeded his father’ s throne. He was either the grandson or grandnephew of Sundiata‚ the man who founded Mali. Celebrity Net Worth calculated that in today’s money‚ Mansa Musa would have about 400 billion dollars. This fact makes him the richest man that ever lived. He ruled over a small kingdom named Mali‚ which wasn’t very famous

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