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African Kingdoms

African Kingdoms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvnU0v6hcUo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active. Axum . Located in the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River Became a Christian Kingdom . Zimbabwe. Located close to the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and the Indian ocean coast.

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African Kingdoms

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  1. African Kingdoms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvnU0v6hcUo&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

  2. Axum • Located in the Ethiopian Highlands and the Nile River • Became a Christian Kingdom

  3. Zimbabwe • Located close to the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers and the Indian ocean coast. • Active in the gold and ivory trade of East Africa • City of “ Great Zimbabwe” was their capital.

  4. West African Kingdoms • Made up of the Ghana, Mali and Songai Empires • Located near the Niger River and the Sahara • Big on trade • Wealth comes from trading gold and salt • City of Timbuktu was center of trade and learning in the area • Islamic

  5. Mansa Musa • Leader of the Mali Kingdoms • Strong military leader • Devout Muslim • Hajj • Made Timbuktu center of learning • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TWOIkEygWM&safety_mode=true&persist_safety_mode=1&safe=active

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