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Africa! (Ch. 3)
Medieval Africa, study for tests and quizzes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What type of physical feature covers most of Africa? | a plateau with savannas (grasslands) which was dry and hot good for herding and hunting animals |
| Salt was used for what? | preserving and flavoring food |
| What advantages did farmers in rain forest kingdoms have? | frequent rains/moisture and fertile soil |
| What is a griot? | a storyteller |
| What is a clan? | a group of people descended from the same ancestor |
| What is a plateau? | an area of high flat land |
| What is Swahili? | 'people of the coast'; language spoken in East Africa |
| What is a sultan? | a leader |
| What are dhows? | African sailboats powered by triangular, wind-catching sails |
| What empire owed its strength to its location on the Red sea in east africa, was a prime trading center for ancient mediterranean and east asian worlds. it traded ivory, frankincense, myrrh, and slaves. | Axum |
| What empire was the first empire to develop in west africa and was located where several trade routes came together? | Ghana |
| This trading city was located in the midst of Songhai and Mali, along the Niger river and was conquered by Berber invaders | Timbuktu |
| This empire gained control of west african trade by conquering Timbuktu and mastering river trade. It traded salt and gold | Songhai |
| This west african kingdom conquered what was left of the rapidly diminishing empire of Ghana and was ruled by Mansa Musa | Mali |
| this was a trading center located inland in southeastern africa. it was founded in the 700s AD by the Shona people. Built by kings Mutota and Matope. | Zimbabwe |
| Who was Olaudah Equiano? | member of the Igbo who wrote that Africans believe that there is one Creator of all things |
| Who was Mansa Musa? | the last strong king of Mali; under his rule Mali became a great center of education, commerce, and the arts; he was devoted to making Islam stronger |
| Who was Ibn Battuta? | young moroccan lawyer who traveled throughout the lands of Islam for 30 years; found that west africans studied the Quran, the muslim holy book |
| Who was Sundiata Keita? | 'The Lion King', great warrior king who ruled Mali with great skill; his conquests put Mali in control of gold mining areas |
| Who was Sunni Ali? | Songhai leader who stormed into Timbuktu and drove out the Berbers |
| Who was Askia Muhammad? | A.k.a Muhammad Ture, drove out Sunni Ali's family from Songhai, built the largest empire in medieval africa |
| What river gave rise to many African civilizations? | the Niger |
| Which North African people found a way across the Sahara and began to trade with west africa? | Berber people |
| How did the empire of Ghana become rich? | they taxed traders going through the empire |
| What kingdom conquered Ghana in the 1200s? | Mali |
| After Europeans arrived, traders from Benin and Kongo traded what? | captives taken in war |
| What religious belief do most african groups share? | monotheism |
| What religion was popular in West African cities because it helped with trade? | Islam |
| Mansa Musa set up what that collected books from all around the world? | libraries |
| What city did Askia Muhammas make an important center of Islamic culture and learning? | Timbuktu |
| Who ruled the most successful African centralized governments? | kings or queens |
| What is kente? | a brightly colored cloth of West Africa |
| What does matrilineal mean? | descent traced through mothers rather than fathers |
| What is African Diaspora? | the spread of african people and culture around the world |
| What is oral history? | stories passed down verbally from generation to generation |
| What is extended family? | a family made up of several generations |
| What formed the basis of African society? | family |
| Before the arrival of europeans, African trade in humans grew as trade with who increased? | Muslim merchants |
| What european country was the first to participate in the african slave trade? | Portugal |
| What is the earliest known form of African art? | cave painting |
| What are the two ways that enslaved africans kept memories of their homeland alive? | music, art, storytelling |
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