Achievements of the African Empires and Cities Before the Arrival of the Europeans
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In Africa, there were achievements in the empires or kingdoms and their cities before the Europeans arrived and took control. In the Kingdom (Empire) of Axum they developed a trade route. In the Kingdom of Ghana they had characteristics of powerful nations today. In the city of Timbuktu they had great morals and developed the center of Islamic Art. There are many other things that Africa achieved in.
In the great empires of Africa they developed many things. In the Axum (Aksum) Empire (Ethiopia, in present time) they developed a trade route that stretched of Asia to Africa and back. Document one, states that people in the trade route traveled along the Red Sea. This affected the Axum Empire in many ways. They (Axum people) had gained wealth because it was a great trade point and from it, it was introduced to religions, Christianity and Islam. Another empire is called the Kingdom of Ghana in Western Africa. They became one of the richest civilizations due to commerce. In document two, it states that the amount of wealth was visible because of what the pages were wearing. They had on gold. Even the dogs guarding had on silver and gold.
There was also a Kingdom called Mali that broke off from the Ghana Empire. At this time they had embraced the religion of Islam and had been under the great rule of Mansa Musa. This empire had the job of protecting the caravans or shipments carrying the goods, so that they can trade. They helped towards the function of trade so that both the importer and exporter gained something. In document 3 it explains how their wealth was great because of their trade. The document also talks about the fact that they had exhibited the characteristics of an advanced divination like sufficient food to feed its people, a strong army equipped with advanced weapons and income derived from taxes. Even though the Mali Empire had wealth there was very little corruption if there was with the ruler. He did not go mad with power but he was generous. In document four it states they there was no person who did not receive a sum of gold from him.
There was also a great city in Mali called Timbuktu. It was very important because it was a center for trade and it aided the Muslim art and culture which helped to spread Islam.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that there were achievements in empires or kingdoms and their cities before the europeans arrived and took control.
- Explains that the axum (aksum) empire (ethiopia) developed a trade route that stretched from asia to africa and back.
- Explains that the kingdom of mali broke off from the ghana empire and embraced islam and was under the great rule of mansa musa.
- Explains that there were achievements in empires or kingdoms and their cities before the europeans arrived and took control.
- Explains that the axum (aksum) empire (ethiopia) developed a trade route that stretched from asia to africa and back.
- Explains that the kingdom of mali broke off from the ghana empire and embraced islam and was under the great rule of mansa musa.
- Explains that timbuktu was important because it was a center for trade and it aided the muslim art and culture which helped spread islam.
- Opines that ancient empires and cities showed great ideals of how a nation should wore. they had wealth, religion, and social and political ideas.
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