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Africa Chapter 12
.. Africa
Question | Answer |
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Barriers for easy movement of people were... | deserts, rainforests, harbors, plateaus. (which caused cataracts) |
Minerals of africa are... | Copper, gold, salt, iron, diamonds, and oil |
migrations for thousands of years contributed to... | diversity of people and cultures |
nubia sent goods to... | Mediterranean and middle east |
romans changes north africa by building... | dams, roads, aqueducts, and cities |
camels coud carry up to ___ lbs and travel __-__ miles per day with little or no ____ | 500, 20-30, H20 |
The most populate climate zone is... | savanna |
the root language of west africans is... | bantu |
what allowed for easy movement of east africans? | great rift valley |
trade was dominated by... (minerals) | salt, gold |
the king of ghana took what on what entering and leaving the land | taxes on goods |
muslim merchants did what? | settled their own communities |
muslims introduced their... | written language, business methods, money, and architecture. |
who was the greatest emperor of mali and how long did his reign last? | Mansa Musa, 25 yrs |
Mansa musa converted to what religion and based the laws on what? | Islam, Quran |
who created the largest state to exist in west africa (songhai) | Sonni ali |
sonni ali brought what under his control? | trade routes and wealthy cities |
who created a muslim dynasty in songhai? | Askia Muhammad |
Askia Muhammad also created a bureaucracy with branches of... | farming, army and treasury. |
axum had a triangular trade route connected to ____ & ______ by the __________ ___ | africa, india, arabian sea |
african traders brought what to the markets of axum? | ivory, animal skins, rhino horns, and gold |
The markets of axum also had whay from india and other places? | spices, precious stones, cotton |
what kinds of merchants mingles]d together at axum? | greek, arab, jewish, african, and indian. |
king ezana of axum converted to what religion? This helped strengthen ties b/w n. africa and the medd. world | christianity |
When islam spread across africa in the 600s, what did it do to axum? | isolated it from trading partners. |
ethiopian christians used what that is still used today? | dancing and drum music. |
one group of ethiopians practices what instead of christianity? | Judaism |
what could carry ships to india in the summer and back to africa in winter? | monsoons |
what did traders get from interior africa? | leopard skins, iron, copper, and gold. |
where did cotton cloth, silk, spices, porcelain, glass, and swords come from? | China, india, and southeast asia |
what sent captured people to the middle east and beyond? | slave trade |
what did african artists use? | bronze, ivory, and wood. |
what did leaders wear in rituals? | wooden masks |
africans preserved history with... | oral ad written lit. |
what language was a common language and was inspired by islam | Arabic |
what were griots? | poets who recited poems and stories. |
what did oral literature provide africans with? | common values |
a family with several generations living together is a ______ ______ | nuclear family |
if the father;s side is rich they go live with his family. this is... | patrilineal |
matrilineal is... | when the mom's side is rich and they go live with them. |