Katelin Leavey Throughout history the Niger River, Sahara Desert, and the Savannas have had major impact on the development of Northwest Africa. Kingdoms and empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were affected by the arid Sahara Desert, that created a natural barrier, the Niger River facilitated trade, travel, and provided fertile land for agriculture . The Savannas provided open lands for animals to be herded and graze, and land for the farmers to cultivate Ghana, Mali, and Songhai have many diverse
the past, women are primarily left out of the history books and stories for their contribution to civilization. However through the unearthing of antiquity it is clear that women were prominent in both the advances and declines of human society and culture. In the Epic of Old Mali, Sundiata’s success and failures can arguably be attributed to the women in the story. This essay will first introduce information on the cultural background on the Mail Empire regarding female involvement and secondly will
continent does not start with European explorers, but proud kingdoms in West Africa. Kings, scholars, traders—all molded the story of Africa with stunning achievements in ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Trade made these empires wealthy. They formed their own centralized political systems. Scholars flocked to centers of learning. These empires achieved much and stood powerful in their own right long before Europeans were involved. West African kingdoms were wealthy because they controlled trade systems
Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, tells the history of Sundiata, founder of the Empire of Mali in the African savanna. The work is based on the knowledge of griots, people who in ancient Africa kept and still today keep a history of kings and kingdoms of Africa by vocal record. The griot, Mamadou Kouyaté, is the primarily resource of the work who retells the history of how the savanna kingdom of Mali became the Empire of Mali as his ancestors pasted down to him. Kouyaté focuses on Sundiata who rose
Sung by the griot Djeli Mamoudou Kouyaté, and written in prose by D.T. Niane is an epic steeped in an unequivocal blend of African tradition, myth, and history, Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali. The epic begins by tracing the patrilineality of the Father of Mali who was predestined by a soothsayer to be the seventh conqueror of the earth. Sundiata for most of his childhood was incapable of walking, as a result of his physical limitation many assumed he would not fulfill the soothsayer’s prophecy, despite
History Internal Assessent Name of Candidate: Samantha Wright School: Hydel High School Centre #; 100324 Candiddate # Teacher Miss Smith 2014 2. Research Question It was the Africans, not Christopher Columbus who discovered the Americas prior to 1492 Aims and Objectives In this essay the researcher will: Assesses the validity of Christopher Columbus's claim of discovering the New world Evaluate the evidence the African presence in the Americas prior to 1492 Analyze the view of historians who generally
continent left behind with all potentials? What are its nations not doing right? Answering these question may require to look into the problem from different perspectives. Some would argue that Africa’s current situation has a lot to do with its history. Some other would point out the bad management of the continent by its leaders as the true cause of the problem. Other