Download West African Kingdoms

Part I
Tribal
Africa
Government
Economics
Iron Weapons
Nok used Iron for
weapons and farming
tools.
Gold & Salt
Gold and salt was
traded to and from the
Sahara desert and the
coast of West Africa
Tribal Council
Oldest men who
made laws and
decisions with
civilization. They
also judged
arguments
Caliph
Leaders of Islam after
Muhammad
Sheikh
A chief who led a
tribe
Part II
Merchants
People who trade
goods
Science
Astrolabe allowed
sailors to navigate
using the stars.
Camel
Animal used for travel
across deserts
Merchants
People who trade
goods
Part III
African
Kingdoms
King
Monarchy; single
ruler of a civilization
War Canoes
Battle canoes of the
Songhay
Storyteller and Folktales
The oldest man was the storyteller and
told stories to children and other people,
passing down culture, history, and morals.
Art: Carvings
Experts in sculptures and carvings of
metal, wood, ivory, and rock
Geography
Cartographers
(mapmakers) created
accurate maps
Islam
Culture
Ceremonies with Music and Dance
Celebrations in honor or ancestors and
gods; involved music, dance, and masks
Tariffs
Charging a tax on
goods coming and
going through the
civilization
Merchants
People who trade
goods
Salt
Mineral traded for
gold; used to keep
food from rotting
Supreme Spirit & Gods
Believed to be responsible for all life;
lesser gods lived in natural objects
Art
Geometric designs on buildings and in
books
Mathematics
Developed algebra which helped with
calculations; geometry increased as they
used it with art
Arabic and Calligraphy
Language of Arabs; Calligraphy is artful
writing
Medicine
Developed hospitals where doctors would
learn and patients would be treated
Islam: Quran, Mosque, Muslim
Religion believing in one god (Allah) and
having Muhammad as the profit; Muslims
follow the Five Pillars of Islam
Islam: Quran, Mosque, Muslim
Religion believing in one god (Allah) and
having Muhammad as the profit; Muslims
follow the Five Pillars of Islam
Education
Muslims developed a university at
Timbuktu
Griot & Folktales
Griots spread history, laws, religion, and
customs of a civilization by word of mouth