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Societies & Empires
African Civilizations-Ch 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the name of the route in Africa that was used in the gold and salt trade? | Trans-Saharan Trade route |
| Matrilineal Society | A society in which children trace their ancestors through their mothers |
| Stateless society | A society in which lineage groups take the place of rulers and that do not have a centralized system of power |
| Maghrib | The part of North Africa that is today the Mediterranean coast of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco |
| Kilwa | A wealthy,powerful Muslim city-state visited by Ibn Battuta |
| Almoravids | A strict religious brotherhood founded by Ibn Battuta. They captured Morocco and later parts of Southern Spain |
| The Moors | Another name for the Almoravids |
| Yoruba People | People with this common language who lived in what is today Benin and southwestern Nigeria. A farming community also known for their carvings in wood and ivory |
| Kingdom of Ghana | a West African kingdom that grew rich from taxing and controlling trade and that established an empire in the 9th-11th centuries A.D. |
| Mali | A West African empire that flourished from 1235 to the 1400s and grew rich from trade |
| Great Zimbabwe | a Southeastern African empire which was built on the gold trade |
| Sundiata Keita | The first great leader of Mali. He reestablished the gold-salt trade that lead to Niani becoming an important center of commerce and trade. |
| Mansa Musa | Ruler of Mali from 1312 to 1332; expanded Mali's , created mosques and universities. |
| Ibn Battuta | Islamic scholar and traveler known for the record of his travels and excursions published |
| Timbuktu | One of the most important cities in the Mali Empire. Attracted Muslim judges, doctors, etc because of mosques and universities |
| Empire of Songhai | a West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled trade from 1400s to 1591. |
| Sunni Ali | Songhai Muslim leader who built the empire by military conquest; rule lasted for almost 30 years |
| Hausa city-states | a West African people who lived in several city-states in what is now northern Nigeria |
| Queen Amina | Hausa queen whose rule was distinguished for its military conquests |
| Kingdom of Benin | a kingdom that arose near the Niger River delta in the 1300s and became a major West African state in the 1400s |
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