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Chapter 10 Africa
Vocabulary
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 |
Griots | professional west african storytellers |
Nok | one of the earliest african peoples to make iron tools, 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 to 1250, he is known for building large stone christian churches, many of which are still standing today |
Swahili | african society that emerges 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 to 1332, he conquered the kingdom of Songhai. He expanded trade, supported the arts, and promoted Islam |
Sunni Ali | first great leader of africas Songhai empire, he organized an uprising against Malian rule and established a new empire in Songhai |
Askia Muhammad | king of Songhai from 1493 to 1598, he was known for encouraging a revival of muslim learning in the west african kingdom during his rule |