6.1 Notes: A Diverse Geography 🌍
What type of environment covers most of Central Africa?
👉 tropical rainforest
What did the East African city-states use to trade goods with other regions?
➡️ Coastal trade routes
Which people built Great Zimbabwe?
➡️ The Shona people
Who founded the Mutapa Kingdom?
➡️ Mutota the Conqueror
Where was the Kongo Kingdom located?
➡️ North and south of the Congo River on Africa’s west coast
What type of land covers much of South Africa?
👉 grasslands
Name the most important city-state on the East African coast.
➡️ Kilwa
What were the three main parts of Great Zimbabwe?
➡️ The Valley Ruins, Hill Complex, and Great Enclosure
Why did Mutota leave Great Zimbabwe in 1440?
➡️ To search for salt
What was the capital city of the Kongo Kingdom?
➡️ Mbanza
The Bantu speakers originally came from which modern-day country?
👉 Nigeria 🇳🇬
Which religion did Arab traders bring to Kilwa?
➡️ Islam
What was Great Zimbabwe’s main trade resource?
➡️ Gold
What did Mutota create after leaving Great Zimbabwe?
➡️ An army and a new kingdom
In the 1480s, which European nation first traded with Kongo?
➡️ Portugal
By 1100 CE, many Bantu people had migrated to which part of Africa?
➡️ The East African coast
Government officials and merchants in Kilwa were followers of what religion?
➡️ Islam
Name one reason for Great Zimbabwe’s decline.
➡️ Drought or overuse of land by cattle
What was the Mutapa Kingdom known for trading?
➡️ Gold and other natural resources
What was King Nzinga Mbemba’s European name?
➡️ Afonso I
What language was created by mixing Bantu and Arabic?
➡️ Swahili
What is one way Islam influenced East African city-states’ governments?
➡️ Muslims held government and leadership positions
In what century was Great Zimbabwe abandoned?
➡️ The 1500s
The Mutapa Empire rose as which earlier empire declined?
➡️ Great Zimbabwe
Why did Kongo cut off contact with Portugal in 1561?
➡️ Because the slave trade drained the region of people