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Social Studies Chapter 13 - The Rise of African Civilizations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Name the second-largest continent in the world. | Africa |
| Name two deserts in Africa. | The Sahara and Kalahari Deserts |
| What is the largest desert in the world? | The Sahara |
| What is the name of Africa's longest river? | The Nile River |
| What is the name of the first large empire to rise from trading wealth? | Ghana |
| Where was Ghana located in Africa? | Where trade routes came together |
| Ghana's rulers required traders to do what to pass through Ghana? | Pay a tax to Ghana |
| Why did traders decide to pay the taxes to Ghana? | Because Ghana made iron weapons and had a huge army, and the traders wanted to trade so much they would do so at almost any price. |
| In what year did Ghana fall? | 1200 |
| Name three reasons that Ghana fell. | 1. Constant fighting between Ghana rulers and North African Muslims; 2. The discovery of gold outside Ghana's control; 3. Exhausted soil that was too poor for farming. |
| What did the empires (kingdoms) of the Rain Forest trade surplus food to neighboring people in the savanas for? | Copper, salt and leather goods. |
| What powerful city-state in Ethopia was located on the Red Sea and became a powerful trading center? | Axum |
| Who traveled through southern Africa and settled most of Africa by A.D. 400? | The Bantu people |
| What language did the Bantu speak? This is the language and culture of East Africa. | Swahili |
| Did slavery start in Africa before or after the arrival of Europeans? | Before |
| Who did Africans enslave? | Criminals and enemies captured in war |
| Why did slave trade grow? | because trading with Muslim merchants increases |
| Who couldn't Muslims enslave? | other Muslims |
| An important part of African culture | Artistic expression |
| Name of trading city of Muslim learning in West Africa | Timbuktu |
| Holy city of Islam | Mekkah |
| The prophet of Islam | Muhammad |
| The Islamic Creator | Allah |
| Who was the "Lion Prince", siezed Ghana, built Maili gold/salt empire? | Sundiata Keita |
| an Arab sailboat | dhow |
| storyteller | griot |
| Who was the leader of Songhai who drove Berbers out of Timbuktu and built the largest empire in West Africa? | Sunni Ali |
| The last powerful Mali King, went to Mecca | Mansa Musa |
| A leader of the Songhai who defeated the Ali family | Askia Muhammad |
| A group of families related by blood or marriage | clan |
| The military and political leader of a Muslim country | sultan |
| Stories passed down from generation to generation | oral history |
| Queen who led a fight against a Muslim invasion | Dahia al-Kahina |
| A group that traces its descent through mothers | matrilineal |
| Queen who battled Portuguese slave traders | Nzinga |
| A group that includes several generations and relatives | extended family |
| The mother who took a lot of time to do study stacks to day because she is wonderful | Your mother |
| The spreading of African people and culture around the world | Diaspora |
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