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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What languages were blended together to form the Swahili language? | Bantu and Arabian |
| What was the most powerful coastal city-state? | Kilwa |
| What port did Kilwa seize control of in the late 1200's? | Sofala |
| How did the African coastal cities become wealthy? | By controlling incoming and outgoing trade |
| What group of Europeans arrived at the African coastal cities in 1488? | Portuguese |
| Who was the Great Zimbabwe established by? | The Shona people in Southeastern Africa. |
| What is the Shona meaning of Zimbabwe? | "stone houses" |
| Why was Great Zimbabwe's location good? | The land was good for farming, cattle and it was the new important trade route linking gold fields with the coastal trading city Sofala. |
| How was Great Zimbabwe built? | Through gold trade. |
| Since no one knows why the Great Zimbabwe was abandoned, how do we know what happened? | From impressive ruins. |
| Who was Mutota? | He was the man who left Great Zimbabwe to create his own empire. |
| Who was Mutota's son and what area did he take over? | Matope. He claimed the area along the Zambezi River to the Indian Ocean. |
| What precious resource did the Mutapa Empire mine and what did they use it for. | Gold. They traded it for luxuries. |
| What happened when the Portuguese invaded? | They failed to conquer the Mutapa Empire, but the did help to replace its leader. |
| What is the importance of the word mwene mutapa? | It means "conqueror" or "master pillager." It was how the Mutapa Empire got its name. |
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