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Ancient Africa-
kingdoms, rulers, cultures,etc.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tunka Manin | ruled in circa AD 1067; commanded army of 200,000 warriors; the neighboring Malinke people overthrew Ghana and established the empire of Mali |
| Mansa Musa | Mali ruler; supporter of education, the arts, and public building; under his rule, Timbuktu became a leading center of learning |
| Sonni Ali | rebel leader; captured Timbuktu and built up the kingdom of Songhai |
| Mohammed I Askia | built Songhai into strong kingdom; under him, Timbuktu became a great commercial center |
| King Ezana | brought Christianity to Africa |
| river systems | were blocked by rapids which was a set back to Africa-made communication harder. but it did keep out interior invaders |
| jungle | dense tangles of plants that grow wherever sunlight reaches through the tall trees to the forest floor |
| tropical rain forests | the hot, wet climate of rain forests provided breeding grounds for many insects with deadly diseases |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro | tallest mountain in Africa |
| Sahara | major desert that made trade and communication difficult |
| savannas | dry grasslands |
| Ethiopia | Aksum layed in the highlands of this |
| Zimbabwe | had the Shona people; grew as trade port |
| Kush | important corridor of trade; governed BY egypt-500 years;they governed Egypt for 50 years |
| Mali | followed the fall of Ghana; rached peak under Mansa Musa |
| Aksum | straddled important trade routes that stretched from Red Sea to interior of Africa; thriving ivory trade; was a military power |
| Timbuktu | thriving cultural center; university was there thanks to (Askia) |
| Songhai | centerd on the important tading city Gao; covered larger area than Mali; (Sonni Ali, Mohammed I Askia) |
| Ghana | established by Soninke people; these people did gold for salt trade;agriculture; Tunka Manin |
| Swahili | African society that emerged in the late 1100s along the East African coast and combined elements of African, Asian, and Islamic cultures |
| Shona | a people who had migrated onto the plateau of what is today Zimbabwe |
| linguists | people who study languages |
| matrilineal | tracing ancestory through the mother rather than the father |
| cultural exchange | Certain things suggest contact between Africa and Asia. Malagasy-language spoken in both areas. Bananas- native to Asia but found grwoing in Africa |
| groits | highly trained speakers and entertainers who memorized the oral tradition of their village |
| gold for salt | trading gold for salt and salt for gold; important part of trade |
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ovhendrick
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