HIST 1007 : Hist 1007 Exam 2 Terms
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Ghana: (has nothing to do with the ghana today). Built its wealth as a country through trade toutes. African state in 14th c (most important too). Encountered the europeans in 13th c but not much. Their prominence fell in 13th c, as most african states did at this time which made it easier for europeans to come over and establish themselves. Songhay: is different cause islamic through contact with arab traders. African state in 15th c. sunni ali was the songhay empire"s first great king. Swahili: a people in east africa and a language. Swahili talking nations got to trade with south africa out of zimbabwe (which south africa setup as a trading post with them). Indian traders were there fro a long time and the portuguese didn"t want them there anymore (wanted to get rid of the middleman to india).
