a special class of African storytellers who helped keep a people's history alive

a community made up of family units who share a common ancestor

tracing lineage through the mother

the semi-dry region of Africa between the Sahara and grasslands of the savanna

the belief that all natural things contain spirits

grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs

tracing lineage through the father

a person who is believed to have the power to foretell events/predict the future

subsistence agriculture

the practice of growing enough crops for personal use

many early African societies did not have these

Christianity, Islam, Judaism

major religions that made their way into early Africa

first great trading state of West Africa that emerged around 500

trading state of West Africa founded by Sundiata Keita in the mid-1200s

largest African empire in history founded in the mid-1400s by Sunni Ali and eventually taken over by Moroccan forces

state in southern Africa from 1300-1450 with the Great Enclosure

most famous leader of Mali, became well-known for taking the hajj

cattle ownership, taxing gold trade

two ways that Great Zimbabwe became wealthy

city in West Africa that became famous for its libraries, mosques, and collections of books

major item exported out of West Africa

major item imported into West Africa

first major slave trade Africa was involved in, between 11-14 million slaves traded, connected Islamic world to Africa

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

slave trade that began in the 1500s in which Europeans brought African slaves to the Americas to work mostly on plantations.

people who migrated east around 1000 B.C.E. and brought iron-working and agriculture with them

language and culture that combined Bantu and Arabic

cities on the eastern coast that were involved in Indian Ocean trade such as Sofala, Mombasa, Kilwa, Mogadishu

States in northeastern Africa that converted to Christianity in the 4th century

Central African state with written records that came into contact with the Portuguese, converted to Christianity and was negatively impacted by the slave trade

Mansa Musa (and Mali) became well-known after taking this journey

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Topic 8

Term	Definition
griot	a special class of African storytellers who helped keep a people's history alive
kinship	a community made up of family units who share a common ancestor
matrilineal	tracing lineage through the mother
Sahel	the semi-dry region of Africa between the Sahara and grasslands of the savanna
animism	the belief that all natural things contain spirits
savanna	grassland dotted with small trees and shrubs
patrilineal	tracing lineage through the father
diviner	a person who is believed to have the power to foretell events/predict the future
plateau	a high, flat land area
subsistence agriculture	the practice of growing enough crops for personal use
written languages	many early African societies did not have these
Christianity, Islam, Judaism	major religions that made their way into early Africa
Ghana	first great trading state of West Africa that emerged around 500
Mali	trading state of West Africa founded by Sundiata Keita in the mid-1200s
Songhai	largest African empire in history founded in the mid-1400s by Sunni Ali and eventually taken over by Moroccan forces
Great Zimbabwe	state in southern Africa from 1300-1450 with the Great Enclosure
Mansa Musa	most famous leader of Mali, became well-known for taking the hajj
cattle ownership, taxing gold trade	two ways that Great Zimbabwe became wealthy
Timbuktu	city in West Africa that became famous for its libraries, mosques, and collections of books
Gold	major item exported out of West Africa
salt	major item imported into West Africa
arab Slave Trade	first major slave trade Africa was involved in, between 11-14 million slaves traded, connected Islamic world to Africa
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade	slave trade that began in the 1500s in which Europeans brought African slaves to the Americas to work mostly on plantations.
Bantu	people who migrated east around 1000 B.C.E. and brought iron-working and agriculture with them
Swahili	language and culture that combined Bantu and Arabic
Swahili city-states	cities on the eastern coast that were involved in Indian Ocean trade such as Sofala, Mombasa, Kilwa, Mogadishu
Axum	States in northeastern Africa that converted to Christianity in the 4th century
Kongo	Central African state with written records that came into contact with the Portuguese, converted to Christianity and was negatively impacted by the slave trade
hajj	Mansa Musa (and Mali) became well-known after taking this journey

Created by: Mrs. Marquardt

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