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Africa
Global
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The lands that lie between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, characterized by wet/dry seasons and influenced by monsoons. | Tropics. |
| Strong winds caused by high and low pressure zones which facilitate changes in weather patterns. | Monsoons. |
| Significant human migrations which began in West Africa as early as 2000 BCE, caused by the search for fertile land and living space. | Bantu Migration. |
| (600-1450) a common form of social organization in sub-Saharan Africa, characterized by a lack of hierarchy of government officials but instead the reliance on kinship ties (villages of extended families). | Stateless society. |
| Largest desert in the world, geographic feature which divides north Africa and sub- Saharan Africa. | Sahara Desert. |
| An extensive grassland (savanna) belt between the Sahara Desert and the African rain forest, served as a point of exchange between north and south Africa. | Sahel. |
| Kingdom located south of the Sahara in the Western Sudan region known for exchanging gold from West Africa for salt from the Sahara. | Ghana. |
| West African kingdom that rose to power along the Niger River after the decline of Ghana. | Mali. |
| West African kingdom that rose to power along the Niger River after the decline of Mali. | Songhai. |
| Legendary “lion-king” and founder of Mali. | Sundiata. |
| Oral storytellers who preserved medieval African history and culture. | Griots. |
| Cities along the Niger River which served as centers of trade and culture for west African kingdoms. | Timbuktu, Gao, Jenne. |
| Grand-nephew of Sundiata who ruled over Mali from 1312-1337 and became very influential in spreading West African culture and wealth during his hajj to Mecca. | Mansa Musa. |
| Religious/Islamic centers of learning. | Madrasas. |
| Best known Songhay leader who seized Timbuktu and Jenne leading to Songhay’s domination of the central Sudan. | Sunni Ali. |
| East coast of Africa where a common language and Islamic-based culture developed as a result of Indian Ocean trade. | Swahili Coast. |
| a Bantu language widely used as a lingua franca in East Africa and having official status in several countries. | Swahili. |
| 15th century African states located in central Africa in the Sahel belt, below the Sahara Desert. | Hausa States and Kanem-Bornu. |
| East African trading cities known for Islamic and Indian cultural influences. | Mogadishu, Mombasa, Malindi, Kilwa, Zanzibar, Sofala. |
| Located on the Zambezi River, trading kingdom who’s main export was gold. | Great Zimbabwe. |
| Kingdoms of sub-Saharan east Africa based on Christianity. | Axum/Ethiopia. |
| Muslim Afghan warlord who invaded the Indian subcontinent and destroyed Hindu and Buddhist temples. | Mahmud of Ghazni. |
| Islamic kingdom established in northern India, ruled from 1206-1526. | Delhi Sultanate. |
| Buddhist trading empire in SE Asia. | Shrivijaya. |
| Powerful trading port in SE Asia. | Malacca. |
| Mongol peace, unifying force throughout much of Asia and parts of Europe which made long-distance travel possible. | Pax Mongolica. |
| “The house of Islam”, unifying force throughout much of Asia and parts of Europe. | Dar al-Islam. |
| Italian merchant and traveler who stayed in Khanbalik for 20 years and wrote a journal documenting his experiences. | Marco Polo. |
| Trader who visited Muslim land in many tropical areas between 1325-1354, and had a scribe document his experiences. | Ibn Battuta. |
| An Italian priest who spent years in China in the late 1200s, translated parts of the Bible into the Mongol Turkish languages and built churches. | John of Montecorvino. |
| Navigational tool invented in China, allowed sailors to sail farther distances away from land and navigate greater bodies of water. | Magnetic compass. |
| Urban centers during the middle ages that seemed to be uniquely characterized by the culture of the people and territories around them; examples include Paris and London. | Communal cities. |
| Urban centers where people of different ethnicities came together to trade, and visit government centers, cultural diffusion was prevalent; Islamic and Chinese cities. | Convergent cities. |
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