Geography
The raised but flat region in the interior of Africa
Plateau
What regions does the Indian Ocean connect?
The Indian Ocean trade network was a maritime route that connected East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southeast Asia.
What is the most significant event in Sub-Sahara’s early history?
Bantu Migrations
The Bantu people can be categorized as a ____ Group.
linguistic group
What is the difference between Matrilineal, patrilineal, Matriarchal and Patriarchal?
Matrilineal- Decent and inheritance is traced through mother
Patrilineal: Decent and inheritance is traded through Father
Matriarchal- society predominantly run by women and women hold political power
Patriarchal- society predominantly run by men and men hold political power
True or False: The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert
True
What goods were traded on the Indian ocean?
Ships carried heavy goods (bulk items) like spices, textiles, and bulk items such as timber and rice, which were impractical for land transport.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Mali's greatest King who put Mali on European maps by spending so much money on his Haijj
What is a stateless society? Give an example from our lesson.
A stateless society is a community without a centralized government, where social order is maintained through kinship ties, customs, and local leadership. Examples include Jenne jeno
The belief system that attributes spiritual qualities to natural objects, animals, and the forces of nature.
Animism
a zone of trees, grasses and moderate rain
savanna
Where is the Gold-Salt trade?
Trans-saharan from North Africa (has Salt) to West Africa (has Gold).
The decline of this empire can most be attributed to Muslim invaders.
Ghana
What culture developed in East Africa as a result of the regions involvement in overseas trade?
Swahili
A term referring to the region of Africa located south of the Sahara Desert, encompassing diverse cultures and ecosystems.
Sub-Saharan
______Africa had Salt, while ______ Africa had gold. This made salt the most valued goods in West Africa.
North Africa has salt, West Africa has gold and needs salt.
What 2 major transformations occurred between 500 and 1500 that led to major growth of the Indian Ocean trade network?
1)Economic and political revival of China
2)Rise of Islam in the 7th century
Islam spread in north Africa through _______.
Trade
What are the 3 expected outcomes for tribes that the Bantu people encountered?
destroyed, assimilated, displaced
Relating to language or the structure of languages, often used to describe the study of languages and their relationships.
Linguistic
Because of the size of the______, the coast North Africa will be historically more connected to the Mediterranean and Middle East than to the rest of Africa
Sahara
Which body of water was crucial for linking East Africa to the Indian Ocean trade network?
The Red Sea
What region does the following apply to: Mostly villages based on farming***Pastoral communities that relied on livestock***No complex elements of Civ. (complex government)***Societies centered on Kinship ties ***Religions tended to be based/centered on Nature: Animism - Spirits are found throughout nature
Sub-Saharan Africa
set of commercial city-states stretching along the East African coast
Swahili Civilization
A system of social organization based on family relationships, typically involving extended families or clans
Kinship