Capstone Project Topic
How did empires in Africa (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai) influence other civilizations?
3 Guiding Questions for Research
1. How
did the Ghana, Mali and Songhai empires in Africa influence other civilizations?
2. What
factors affected the focus and intensity of that influence?
3. In what
ways have modern nations influenced each other like African empires influenced other civilizations?
Resources
Click here to find information on the history of the African empires.
Click here for information about Ghana.
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Click here to find facts about early African History until 1600.
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Click here to find more information about the African empires.
Click here to visit Ms. Elder's 7th grade Social Studies page and learn more about the African empires.
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Additional Information
What was the importance of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
How did West African empires impact European trade?
• Each dominated West Africa in turn from 300 to l600 A.D.
• African people and African goods played an important role in arousing European interest in world resources.
• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by controlling trade in West Africa.
• The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West African empires, trading metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods for gold.
How did West African empires impact European trade?
• Each dominated West Africa in turn from 300 to l600 A.D.
• African people and African goods played an important role in arousing European interest in world resources.
• Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by controlling trade in West Africa.
• The Portuguese carried goods from Europe to West African empires, trading metals, cloth, and other manufactured goods for gold.
