'Africa - Document Based Question (DBQ)'

'Africa had several(prenominal) effectuate empires, domains, and cities onwards the arrival of the Europeans. These civilizations consisted of the kingdom of Aksum during the 300s, the empire amber coast that lasted from 700 to 1100, the empire Mali that lasted from circa 1230 to 1600, and the empire of Songhai that lasted from circa 1588 to 1591. These kingdoms/empires contributed to a capital deal of Africas success. Africans developed right civilizations beforehand the Europeans arrived in terms of slyness, society, governments, and art. \nAfricas calling was a key divisor as to wherefore it was so accomplished before Europeans, for both reasons: international trade and the gold- table salt trade. International trade was very all authorised(p) because of the location of whatsoever of the civilizations. archive one and only(a) reveals how the kingdom of Aksums location do it a rightfully popular concern center. Aksum was located amongst the Red ocean and the Ind ian ocean; making it a prime bit for sea ports and harbors as rise as a hub for wagon train routes to Egypt. Next, both documents devil and three distil how the empire of gold coast influenced and affected the gold-salt trade. history two states how gold coast rose in power and gained bear of the trans-Sahara gold and salt trade and how their riches from it was very evident. memorandum three states break how when Arab traders wanted gold they had to pass finished gold coast and since Ghana controlled the land, this was an easy rise to power to trade for them. Lastly, Document eight in like manner tells of the land sea trade routes in East Africa. \nAfricas social aspects alike played an important role on their success before the Europeans. Document quintette shows how the people of the empire of Songhai, specifically the urban center of Timbuktu, had very valued careers. In Timbuktu thither were many doctors, judges, priests, and acquire men who were well maintaine d at the kings cost. Document sestet tells how the empire of Mali was a safe and upright place. The...'