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Chp.10 - Africa
Term / Definition
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 | an open grassland. |
griots | professional West African storytellers. |
Nok | one of the earliest African peoples to make iron tools. |
bantu | a family closely related African languages; one of any of the African peoples who speak that language. |
Ezana | Aksumite rule; 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 1200 to 1250; he is known for building large stone Christian churches, many of which are still standing today. |
Swahili | an African society that emerged in the late 1100's along the East African coast and combined elements of African, Asian and Islamic cultures. |
Sundiata | founder and ruler of Mail; 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 Africa's Songhai Empire; he organized an uprising against Malian rule and established an 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. |