Bantu Migrations
When was the Bantu Migrations?
It started 2000 years ago and ended 1000 years ago.
What were the FULL names of the main two trading states on the Southeast coast of Africa
Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara
What was the capital of Ghana?
Koumbi Saleh
What modern day country was the Lucy fossil found in?
The Hadar region in Ethiopia
What is a city-state?
What is the name of the language and culture that is a mix of Arabic and Bantu influences?
A city with it's own government that controls surrounding areas.
Swahili
What special skill did they bring?
They brought bananas and yams
Metalworking
What was the name of the Jewish King that was attacked by the Axumite Empire?
What City did He attack and why?
Dhu Newas
Najran out of fear of Christianity u dominating and overthrowing his power.
What was the capital of Songhai?
Gao
Where did the people move to in the Bantu Migrations?
What most likely caused the Bantu Migrations?
People moved from West Africa to the South.
Population growth and less resources.
What was the name of the group of people who founded Great Zimbabwe?
Name all the Sections of Great Zimbabwe
The Shona People
The Hill complex, Valley ruins, and the Great enclosure
Who was the founder of the Mali Empire?
When did he found the empire?
Sundieta Kieta
1230
How did they know that Lucy was a hominid?
Who discovered Lucy?
They compared her skeleton to those of other early hominids, or bipedels.
How many people today speak Bantu languages?
180 million people
What is the name of the modern day country the Axumite empire was located in?
What was the name of the Auxumite's coin mintage and script?
Ethiopia AND Eritrea
Ge'ez
What year did Mansa Musa visit and crash the economy of Cairo?
When was Ghana sacked?
1324
1026
What valley was Mali located on?
The Upper Niger Valley
About how many Bantu languages are there?
About 200 languages
Great Zimbabwe was located between which two rivers?
The Zambezi and Limpopo rivers
When did the Songhai Empire fall?
1591
What year did Songhai gain control of Timbaktu?
1469