Africa
Why did the Sahara Desert act as a barrier between North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa?
Hard to cross and lessened interaction
Describe Africa’s size and geographic position?
Bordered by major seas and oceans, 2nd largest continent
How did Kush and Egypt interact with one another?
traded, fought, and influenced each other
Why were cataracts significant to the Kingdom of Kush?
Kept Kush safe from invasion
What was Mansa Musa’s influence on the Mali Empire?
Increased Mali’s riches, education, and reputation
How did having many different climates promote trade within Africa?
Different climates made different resources for people to trade
Which climate region consists of grasslands with scattered trees and distinct wet and dry seasons?
Savannah
What was one significant outcome of the Bantu migrations?
Farming, language, ironworking spread
Describe the long-term effect of the importance of trade in African history.
Trading made Africa wealthy, powerful, and connected to others
What made Mansa Musa well known outside of Africa?
His pilgrimage was well-known because he spent to much gold which showed Mali's wealth
How did geography influence African history?
shaped where trade routes existed, people lived, and cultural diffusion
What major change resulted from the development of agriculture in early African societies?
Certain jobs for certain people, people lived in settlements(towns)
In what way did traditional African religions differ from Islam and Christianity?
Focus on nature and ancestral spirits vs. monotheism
What made many of Africa’s major rivers unsuitable for ocean trade?
Where was the Kingdom of Kush located?
South of Egypt along the Nile River
Why was salt a valuable resource in West Africa?
kept food good + replaced nutrients lost through sweat
What development helped expand Trans-Saharan trade?
Camels
How did migration lead to cultural diffusion across Africa?
people moved so their ideas, technology, and languages spread
Which leader brought Christianity to Aksum?
King Ezana
Why did the Kingdom of Aksum rise as a powerful trading empire?
Describes the gold–salt trade.
Trading West African gold for Saharan salt
How did trade help increase the power of African empires?
Rulers made money from taxing traders and protected routes
Which African kingdoms became wealthy by controlling major trade routes?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Why do historians use oral traditions to learn about some African cultures?
Climate destroyed "would be" artifacts
How does trade impact us in modern times?
We trade with other countries, in debt vs make money