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Module 12 Lesson 5
Question | Answer |
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What happened when the trade started to increase in port cities? | Many Muslims, Arabs and Persian traders started to settle in the port cities. |
What was the main outcome of Kilwa controlling Sofala? | Became the wealthiest and most powerful coastal city-state and was able to control the overseas trade of gold from southern Africa. |
What were three of Great Zimbabwe's gainings? | Became the capital of a flourishing state from 1200s through 1400s; became the economic, political, and religious center of its empire; was a successful trading empire. |
How were slaves treated in Africa? | Africans were first taken through kidnapping and were sent to markets in Arabia, Persia, and Iraq by traders. After they were bought by wealthy people to do domestic tasks. |
What was the Portugueses conquest? | To conquer cities and take over trade. |
Who was the group of people to start the city of Great Zimbabwe? | The Shona people. |
What did the Portuguese do when they failed to conquer the empire? | They started to meddle in Mutapa politics. |
What was the mwenmenutapoa? | The title of respect for the ruler. |
What were the Shona people forced to do when Mutota took over? | They were forced to pay to support the army and Mutota. |
Who was the person to govern most cities? | The Muslim sultan. |