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Chapter 10: Africa
Term | Definition |
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Sahel | A semiarid strip of land across the center of Africa that divides the Sahara from wetter areas. |
Savanna | Open grassland. |
Groits | Professional West African storytellers. |
Nok | One of the most earliest African peoples to make iron tools(500 BC-AD 200), the Nok lived in what is today Nigeria. |
Bantu | A family of closely related African languages; one of any of the African peoples who speak that language. |
Ezana | Aksumite ruler; he destroyed the Kush capital of Meroe and took over the kingdom of Kush around AD 320. |
Ge'ez | An ancient Afro-Asiatic language; it is still used today as a liturgical language in the Ethiopian Coptic Church. |
Lalibela | Ethiopian ruler from about 1200-1250; he is known for building large stone Christian churches, many which of are still standing today. |
Swahili | An African society that emerged in the late 1100s along the East African coast and combined elements of African, Asian, and Islamic cultures. |
Sundiata | Founder and ruler of Mali; he organized an army and defeated the other kingdoms of West Africa. |
Mansa Musa | Leader of Mali who held power from 1307-1332; he conquered the Kingdom of Songhai. He expanded trade, supported the arts, and promoted Islam. |
Sunni Ali | First great leader of Africa's Songhai Empire; he organized an uprising against Malian rule and established a new empire in Songhai. |
Askia Muhammad | King of Songhai from 1493-1598; he was known for encouraging a revival of Muslim learning in the West African kingdom during his rule. |