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Medival Africa
Bellevue Medieval History chapter 3
Question | Answer |
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plateau | an area of high flat land |
Benue River | where the Bantu people lived and traveled out from |
Caravan | group of traveling merchants and animals |
Camels | broad cushioned feet, stored fat, and does not need water often |
Ghana | first West African empire |
Mali | conquered Ghana and became empire in West Africa |
Griots | storytellers |
Sundiata Keita | warrior-king who conquered Ghana |
Timbuktu | West African trade city |
Mansa Musa | last strong king of Mali |
Sunni Ali | leader of the Sognhai |
Songhai | West African empire in 1492 |
Rain Forest | area of dense vegitation and heavy rains |
Sahara | large African desert |
Savanna` | tropical grasslands |
Bantu | wandering people who settled most of Africa |
Dhows | an Arab sailboat |
Niger River | major trade river in west Africa |
Traded Goods | Salt,gold |
Salt | used to preserve meat, as valuable as gold |
Gold | presious metal of great value |
Olaudah Equiano | a member of the Igbo who wrote about their religion |
Ibn Battuta | a young Arab lawyer who traveled 73,000 miles to see the Muslim world |
Askia Muhammad | Muhammad Ture took over the Songhai government and renamed himself this |
sultan | leader in East Africa |
Swahili | a language that is a blend of African and Muslim elements |
clan | a group of people descended from the same ancestor. |