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Africa Pre AP
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sahara | Largest desert in the world, covering almost all of North Africa |
| Savanna | grassy plain with irregular rainfall |
| Cataract | waterfall |
| Desertification | process by which fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert |
| Bantu | root language of West Africa on which some early African migration patterns are based |
| Nubia | ancient kingdom of North Western Africa |
| Piankhi | Piankhi was king of Kush from around 750 to 719 B.C. He was known for his military prowess throughout North Africa. A very conservative ruler, Piankhi sought to strengthen some of Egypt's declining institutions. |
| Moroe | the prominent capital of the ancient Kush, located in modern day Sudan. It flourished from roughly 590 BCE to 4th century CE. |
| Septimus Severus | Born around A.D. 145 in what is today Tripoli. Before his death in 211 he was the Emperer who converted the Roman government into a military monarchy. His reign set the stage for other Roman rulers. |
| surplus | an amount that is more than needed; excess |
| commodity | valuable product |
| Ghana | early West African trading kingdom located in parts of present-day Mauritania and Mali |
| Mali | medieval West African trading empire located in present-day Mali |
| Songhai | medieval West African kingdom located in present-day Mali, Niger and Nigeria |
| Sundiata | Sundiata was a West African ruler who was responsible for laying the groundwork for Mali to be a rich and powerful kingdom. He died in 1255. |
| Mansa Musa | was a devoted Islamic ruler of Mali who came to the throne in 1312 and expanded Mali's borders to the Atlantic Ocean. He was one of the richest men of his era. His famous journey to Mecca was lavish and awakened the world to the richest of Mali. |
| Axum | trading center and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia |
| Ethiopia | ancient Greek term for Axumite kingdom; present-day country in East Africa |
| Swahili | an East African culture that emerged about A.D. 1000; also a Bantu-based language, blending Arabic words and written in Arabic script. |
| Great Zimbabwe | powerful East African medieval trading center and city-state located in south-eastern present-day Zimbabwe |
| plantation | large estate run by an overseer and worked by laborers who live there |
| missionary | someone sent to do religious work in a territory or foreign country |
| Asante Kingdom | kingdom that emerged in the 1700s in present-day Ghana and was active in the slave trade. |
| monopoly | complete control of a product or business by one person or group |
| triangular trade | colonial trade routes among Europe and its colonies, the West Indies, and Africa in which goods were exchanged for slaves |
| Middle Passage | the leg of the triangular trade route on which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas |
| Mutiny | revolt, especially of soldiers or sailors against their officers |
| Afonso I | The ruler of Kongo, a historical kingdom in west-central Africa, in the early 16th century. Afonso encouraged trade with Portugal, promoted European culture in his kingdom, and adopted Christianity as the state religion and as his own religion. |
| Olaudah Equiano | ..was captured in West Africa when he was a boy of 11, sold into slavery, and transported to the Americas. Later, he found paying work and earned enough money to buy his freedom. In 1789, he wrote an autobiography. He died in London in 1797. |
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