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unit 3
African empires
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the empires of west Africa? | The Songhai and the asante |
| What are the empires of southern Africa? | the zulu |
| What are the empires in central Africa? | the kongo |
| What are the empires in east Africa? | the ethiopia |
| which two African empires became christian strongholds? | Ethiopia and the Kongo |
| The leaders of which African empire converted to islam? | The Songhai |
| which two African empires stayed true to their in indigenous belief systems? | the Asante and the zulu |
| which river served as a conduit for trade and travel for the Songhai ? | the Niger |
| which river served as a conduit for trade and travel for the kongo? | the Congo |
| which african empires suffered from religious warfare? | ethiopia and the Songhai |
| what form of government did all of the african empires have? | monarchy |
| what trade route was used by the Songhai and the asante? | the trans-saharan |
| what is the name of the area at the tip of southern africa? | the cape of good hope |
| what is the name of the area of east africa that juts into the red? sea | the african gorn |
| what good was traded by the songhai, asante and kongo? | slaves |
| what good was traded by the both ethiopia and the kongo? | ivory |
| which empire was able to produce objects from metal? | the kongo.. |
| in what ways did the kongo excel at cultural expression? | art made of wood, textiles and terra cotta |
| due to their isolation, the primary economic activities of the zulu was? | agriculture and raising livestock |
| what missionaries were most responsible for the conversion of some empires to christianity? | the jesuits |
| what did all slave trading empires have in common geographically? | they bordered the atlantic |