WORLD HISTORY INDUS VALLEY SECTION 3 EXAM
TESTGRADED A
Module 3 Exam Study Guide Notes
Fill in each of the sections using information from the Zoom recordings embedded in the Study
Guide below. Email it to your teacher after it is completed and all work prior to 3.06 has
been submitted.
Lessons 1 & 2: African Kingdoms
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Oral Tradition: __spoken history, passed down orally.__
Trade is the real reason for the development and rise of the great West African
kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. They are often referred to as the trading states
or trade kingdoms. Traditional religion coexisted with Islam. The kings, however,
were Muslims.
A. Ghana - relied heavily on the trade of gold and salt, declined because the snake didn’t get a
sacrifice
B. Mali - rose from the decline of Ghana and manas musa was one of the most famous kings in
Mali. They declined because there was no line of succession.
C. Songhai - Largest of the 3 kingdoms, they expanded their land by conquering land
from others. They declined because there were battles for the position of king.
Migrations to the South & East were caused by overpopulation of other areas. The
main group involved were Bantu Farmers.The descendants of the first wave of
migrants continued moving south, spreading their language & culture. Trade with
other areas allowed these city states to prosper.Over time, this led to the combination
of Arabic and traditional African languages. For example Swahili “of the coast”.
City-States & Kingdoms:
A. Great Zimbabwe - Great stone builders, falls because of the weakening gold trade
B. Ethiopia - one of the first christian kingdoms and resisted attack from muslims
and portugese
C. Meroe/Kush - very good place for trading, broke free from egyptians and moved south
to the nile river
TESTGRADED A
Module 3 Exam Study Guide Notes
Fill in each of the sections using information from the Zoom recordings embedded in the Study
Guide below. Email it to your teacher after it is completed and all work prior to 3.06 has
been submitted.
Lessons 1 & 2: African Kingdoms
CLICK HERE to view Part 1 of the LL Study Guide recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15unw2YnGm5_AMgMc8gVVlDrFydMMDvWp/view?usp=sharing
Oral Tradition: __spoken history, passed down orally.__
Trade is the real reason for the development and rise of the great West African
kingdoms: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. They are often referred to as the trading states
or trade kingdoms. Traditional religion coexisted with Islam. The kings, however,
were Muslims.
A. Ghana - relied heavily on the trade of gold and salt, declined because the snake didn’t get a
sacrifice
B. Mali - rose from the decline of Ghana and manas musa was one of the most famous kings in
Mali. They declined because there was no line of succession.
C. Songhai - Largest of the 3 kingdoms, they expanded their land by conquering land
from others. They declined because there were battles for the position of king.
Migrations to the South & East were caused by overpopulation of other areas. The
main group involved were Bantu Farmers.The descendants of the first wave of
migrants continued moving south, spreading their language & culture. Trade with
other areas allowed these city states to prosper.Over time, this led to the combination
of Arabic and traditional African languages. For example Swahili “of the coast”.
City-States & Kingdoms:
A. Great Zimbabwe - Great stone builders, falls because of the weakening gold trade
B. Ethiopia - one of the first christian kingdoms and resisted attack from muslims
and portugese
C. Meroe/Kush - very good place for trading, broke free from egyptians and moved south
to the nile river
