Physical Features
The Bantu People
Trading Centers
Religion
100
In Africa, what type of geography might be found near the equator?
Tropical rainforest.
100
How did the Bantu People trace their family heritage?
Through their mother.
100
What did rulers charge (at ports) that made them very rich?
Taxes on all goods that entered their port.
100
In the units was have studied so far, how have religions spread from place to place?
Along trade routes, when people of different backgrounds interact with each other.
200
Why were there no farms near the desert areas in Africa?
Because farms need water to grow plants and raise animals.
200
Why did the Bantu people migrate from West Africa?
We are not really sure, but it was likely to find more resources like farm land.
200
What was one of the main goods traded at Aksum?
Ivory
200
Which religion took hold in Aksum after King Ezana made it the official religion of his kingdom?
Christianity.
300
What type of land would be best suited to raise cattle?
Tropical Savanna.
300
What major advancement allowed the Bantu people to farm and hunt more effectively?
Metalworking.
300
What group of people conquered the Red Sea trade routes?
Muslims
300
What religion spread throughout Africa after Muslims conquered the Red Sea trade routes?
Islam
400
What major obstacle stopped Europeans from learning about people in southern Africa?
The Sahara Desert
400
Why do historians not know much about the ancient Bantu people?
Many of their building products were wood and clay. They compiled an oral history instead of a written one.
400
What types of goods were highly valuable because they were not commonly found outside Africa?
Gold and ivory.
400
Even though Muslims no longer rule in East Africa, what is one lasting impact on their culture?
The practice of Islam or the Swahili language.
500
What physical feature allowed the Christians in Ethiopia to retain their religion?
Mountains that isolated them from other groups.
500
The Bantu people migrated from West Africa thousands of years ago. Where did they go? Which direction(s)?
East and South
500
Describe how the location of cities in East Africa made them so powerful and wealthy.
These cities were located along trade routes and sea ports, which allowed them to import and tax the goods that traveled through their lands.
500
About how many years ago did Christianity take hold in Eastern Africa?
Approximately 1,700 years ago.
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