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| A Berber convert to Islam as a result of the Arab Conquest in North Africa in the 7th Century. They were Africoid. |
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| Islamic armies overran Tunisia. |
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| Islamic Armies that had overran Tunisian found the city of Kairouan. (This was to safeguard the line of communication with Egypt.) |
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| Founded by Islamic Armies in 671 C.E. to safeguard line of communication with Egypt. |
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| 1 of 4 Great Trading Empires |
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| 1 of 4 great trading empires, first in the Medieval Sudan. |
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| Ghana, 1st great trading empire of the Medieval Sudan. |
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| Almoravids under Abu Bekr leadership invade Ghana. (took 15 years to complete which was in 1077 C.E.) |
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| Led the Almovarids in 1062 C.E. in the invasion of Ghana which took 15 years to complete and end in 1077 C.E. |
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| Invasion of Ghana by Almoravids, which lasted 15 years and led by Abu Bekr was completed. |
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| Established by Mandinka People. |
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| Established state of Mali. |
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| Came to power in 1307 C.E. in the Mali Empire. |
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| Mansa Musa came to power over the Mali empire. |
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| Mansa Musa makes pilgramage to Mecca. (Greatest event during his reign.) |
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| Established a new line of monarchs called the Sunni which means Liberator in the Songhai Empire |
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| Established by Ali Kolon in Songhai Empire. |
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| Definition of Sunni (Songhai Empire) |
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| First Sovereign of Askia Dynasty est. 1493 C.E. |
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| Askia Muhammed ascended the throne of the Songhai Dynasty and was First Sovereign of that dynasty. He enjoyed much popularity among his Muslim Subjects. |
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| Represents ruins of Old Monomotapa Empire. |
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| Ruins in Part of Great Zimbabwe/Old Monomotapa Empire |
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| Building in the ruins of Great Zimbabwe/Old Monomotapa Empire. |
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| Civil War breaks out in Monomotapa Empire. The emporer was turned on by one of his most powerful kings, Changa, who wins the war. |
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| Turned on the emporer of Monomotapa Empire and wins the civil war. He creates the Changa Dynasty and dominates the region for about 3 Centuries. |
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| Created after Emporer Changa wins civil war. Dominates the region for 3 centuries. |
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| They and their late stone-age ancestors were born hunter-gatherers. |
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| People who do not grow their own food. They rely on plant life growing in the wild and animals roaming the countryside for their food. (San People and their ancestors) |
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| Late stone-age pastoralists. |
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| Are people who depend for their livelihood wholly or to a large degree upon the herding of domestic animals. |
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| Landed at the southwestern tip of Africa. All they did was move north raiding, killing and stealing cattle and people. (complicates situation) |
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| Southwestern tip of Africa |
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| Invaded by Dutch (Boer) Settlers who moved north raiding, killing, and stealing cattle and people. |
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| Emporer/King of the Ndwandes |
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| Ruled by King/Emporer Zwide |
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| He and the Mthewa Empire emerge to bring order to the chaos in the southeastern region of Africa. |
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| Emerges under Dingiswayo to bring order to the chaos in the southeastern region of Africa. |
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| Slave Dealers in East Africa |
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| Arabs were principle slave dealers in this region. |
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| Were the principle slave dealers in East Africa. |
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| Took control of Zanzibar in 1806. He was the Sultan of Oman. |
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| Siad Ibn Sultan takes control of Zanzibar. |
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| Controlled by Siad Ibn Sultan in 1806 C.E., is an island off the Northeast Coast of Tanzania. |
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| Has an island called Zanzibar of it's northeast coast which was controlled by Siad Ibn Sultan in 1806 C.E. |
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| Siad Ibn Sultan who controlled Zanzibar, off the coast of Tanzania, in 1806 C.E. |
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