Songhai

Songhai

Geography
1. West africa
middle of niger river
extends to the west coast
1. Religion
  1. Islam introduced in 1019
  2. Other Religions such as magic is still practiced by the Songhai people.
  3. The groups of magicians in songhai are called Sohanti.
    1. Politics
      1. monarchy
      2. urban districts with 35 cities
      3. Sunni Ali first leader
      4. Economy
        collected wealth
        trading made up economy
        conquered along trade routes
        Social Structures
        Imperial authority was separated through political, social, and religious leaders.
        Songhai society was organized according to a caste system.
        At the pinnacle of the system were the emperor and his family.
Achievements
1. artistic achievments
2. technology achievements
3. and they built an incredible capital of Gao. Conrad

Resource summary

	Created by Knuckles The Enchilada almost 7 years ago