Midterm Review HIST 49A

Black Athena

100

Bernal and Diop both cite this Greek historian who argued that the names of gods came to Greece from Egypt.

Herodotus

200

Queen of Ptolemaic Egypt. Bernal and Diop have argued that she was Black, while Lefkowitz denies it.

Cleopatra

300

First female pharoah

Hatshepsut

400

Descendants of Ancient Egyptians

Copts

500

Alexander the Great was said to have modeled himself after this great conqueror who ruled during the Middle Kingdom 

Senwosret

Mali

100

This type of story is passed down from generation to generation

Oral tradition

200

This was the prominent ethnic group in Mali. The common language allowed them to consolidate power in 1210 CE

Mandingo

300

Emperor who sought to create an empire of knowledge. His wealth amounts to nearly $400 billion in today's dollars

Mansa Musa

400

By 1375, Mali produced 3/4 of the world's production of this mineral

Gold

500

Home to nearly 50,000 inhabitants, this city was an urban center that flourished through occupational specialization. Linguistically, this word is closely related to "Guinea" 

Jenne.

You probably need to study these

100

Historians use this year to denote the end of the African "Age of Empire"

1591 CE

200

Year in which Europeans first enslaved Africans, most specifically the "Tawny Moors" in modern-day Mauritania

1443 CE

300

Traveling poet and historian who would work for the elite to maintain and share oral tradition.

Griot

400

An Ethiopian Orthodox church carved from a mountain (think about the video we watched). The Ethiopian Orthodox church was established nearly 1000 years before Christ.

Lalibela

500

Widely known through legend in Ethiopia as the son of Solomon and Sheba. Represents the connection between Ethiopia and the world of the Old Testament

Menelik

End of Empire

100

This interpretation of the Egyptian past was only introduced with the onset of segregationist policies in the 19th century, and concludes that the ancient Greeks were descendants from northern European migrants.

Aryan Model

200

Also known as sugar cane, this cash crop was grown on small islands off the coast of Africa (Cape Verde, Canary) and later jumped to the Caribbean. Its high demand fueled slavery as a means to produce it.

"Honey Without Bees"

300

Europeans exploited existing conflicts by offering to sell these items to either of the warring parties. These items militarized the region

Guns and ammunition.

400

These three commodities (name ALL three) accounted for 3/4 of all trade on the African continent during the Atlantic slave trade period.

1. Guns and/or Ammunition; 2. Cloth and/or Clothing; 3. Alcohol and/or Tobacco

500

A King of the Empire of Kongo who called for end of slave trade in the 1500s, as he saw it tearing societies apart.

Affonso

Africa Before Borders

100

One of the earliest centers of scholarship, this university drew students from Spain, Egypt, and across Asia

Timbuktu

200

This empire was known for its administrative state and its use of literacy on a grand scale. It was the last empire of the "age of empire"

Songhay

300

This empire was known for its unrivaled military strength. Traders, merchants, and scholars arrived here from across the desert.

Ghana

400

Language group that includes Egyptian. Modern day Arabic and Hebrew are the most widely-spoken variants today.

Afro-Asiatic

500

Son of Songolon who became the emperor of Mali following his defeat of king Soumaoro. His story was told by his griot.

Sundiata Keita