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Chapter 15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was Kilwa like? | Rich families lived in houses of coral and stone, they slept in beds with Ivory and their meals were served on Porcelain. |
| Why did Kilwa grow so wealthy? | It was as far south on the coast as a ship in India could sail in so trade goods in the south had to go through Kilwa for Asian merchants to buy them. |
| How did Portuguese get involved in African Trade? | They came into the southern tip of Africa looking for a sea route to India so they could gain from Asian trade profits , when they saw the wealth of the east african city states they decided to take them over for themselves. |
| How did Great Zimbabwe collapse? | Great Zimbabwe was abandoned in 1450. Farming had worn out the soil; people had used up the salt and timber. The area could no longer support a large population |
| What did farming do to Great Zimbabwe? | Worn out the soil; people had used up the salt and timber. The area could no longer support a large population. |
| Why was Great Zimbabwe powerful? | For the rulers of Zimbabwe to have gained enough power either to control the gold trade or to control gold production elsewhere |
| What was the relationship of Great Zimbabwe to the Mutapa Empire? | The Mutapa Empire had conquered all of what is now Zimbabwe except the eastern portion. |
| In the 1700’s rich Europeans captured africans for what use? | To use them for their colonial plantations. |
| How was Islam introduced to East Africa? | Through Islamic trade and the growth of commerce |
| How did Arabs Trade? | They sold porcelain bowls from China and jewels and cotton cloth from Asia. They brought African ivory, gold, tortoiseshell, ambergris, leopard skins and rhinoceros horns to Arabia. |
| What is islamic Influences? | Muslim merchants spread Islam as they traded on eastern coast. No forced religious conversions. Fasting. Animism. |
| How are Enslavement of Africans sold? | They were sold Arabia, Persia and India. Even as far as China. 1300s some slaves shipped to Europe. Used as butlers instead of "slaves". Servants. Africans enslaved their own peoples. |
| How did the Mutapa Empire dominate the northern Shona people? | He used his army to dominate the northern Shona people living there to make payments to support his army. |
| Why was the Mutapa Empire rich? | Mined gold deposited in nearby rivers. The empire also gained money through the forced payments that had to be given to him. |
| How was increased European interference seen in Mutapa? | It helped the portuguese to overthrow the Mutapa ruler and replace him with one they could control it caused distress as they continuously tried to loot the empire. |
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