West Africa Project
Published on Nov 25, 2015
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WEST AFRICA
Photo by Retlaw Snellac Photography
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RULE OF THE EMPIRES
- Rule of Ghana: 300 to 1100 CE
- Rule of Mali: 1235 to 1600 CE
- Rule of Songhai: 1464 to 1591 CE
Photo by kalyan3
DAILY LIFE
- Ghana: There were traders, farmers, worriors, and slaves. They also built homes out of clay.
- Songhai: people traded good fish
- Mali: the woman did chores and worked around the house.
TRADING
- Ghana: gold for salt or salt for gold
- Songhai: traded land
- Mali: taded cotten
Photo by Mykl Roventine
LEADERS AND THEIR LEGACY
- Ghana: King Kaya Maja ( 350 AD )
- Songhai: Askia Muhammed ( 1442 - 1538 )
- Mali: Manden Kurufaba( 1230 - 1600 )
Photo by Kevin Ryder
ART AND ARCHITECTURE
- Ghana: gold jewelry, woodcarvings, and weaving.
- Songhai: pottery and masks.
- Mali: boats and wooden sculptures.
Photo by Peter Rivera
REASONS FOR THE DECLINE OF THE EMPIRE
- Ghanna: The king lost his trading monopoley the same time as the drought.
- Mali: Songhai grew too big for Mali to stand.
- Songhai: The maroccan army attacked them and they won
Photo by VinothChandar
