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Located on the second largest continent, this river that passes through four countries was the location of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires.
What is the Niger River?
These two societies emerged along the Nile River around 3000 BCE.
What are Egypt and Nubia (Kush)?
_________ was an example of how religion influenced revolts in North America.
What is the Stono Rebellion?
This UNESCO World Heritage Site in Southern Africa features a complex of stone structures, including massive walls and enclosures, dating back to the 11th century.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
Name one cash crop grown on these Portuguese plantations.
What are sugar, cotton, or indigo?
This African language was spoken in East Africa, and has about 15% of its words adopted from Arabic
What is Swahili?
Existing from the 15th to 16th centuries, this civilization followed the Mali empire and was located at a nexus of trade routes.
What is the Songhai Empire?
In West African societies, these are prestigious historians, storytellers, and musicians who maintained and shared a community’s history, traditions, and cultural practices.
Who are Griots?
This historically significant region, nestled along the eastern shores of Africa, has been a melting pot of cultures, where Africa gained entry to the Indian Ocean Trade Route.
What is the Swahili Coast?
In early West and Central African societies, what was the function of kinship?
What is it formed the basis for political alliances?
Technological and agricultural advances led to population growth that led this group of people to expand southward and eastward, resulting in a linguistic influence throughout the region.
Who are the Bantu?
This 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire made his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca that showcased his immense wealth and established his reputation as one of the richest individuals in history.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This term, often observed in religion and culture, describes the blending or reconciliation of different beliefs, practices, or traditions into a harmonious and unified whole.
What is syncretism?
In the early 16th century, this European country made a significant impact on the Swahili coast cities when they invaded and established control over strategic trading posts.
What is Portugal?
How many enslaved Africans had been removed from the continent by 1500 to work on Portuguese-colonized Atlantic islands and in Europe?
What is 50,000?
How is African American studies differ from other disciplines?
What is it combines an interdisciplinary approach with scholarly inquiry?
The diversity of African societies before 1500 CE challenges what common misconception?
What is that Africa was a continent without cultural or political complexity?
This Afro-Caribbean religion, which originated in West Africa and blends elements of veneration of the ancestors, divination, healing practices, and collective singing and dancing. It is known for its rituals, spells, and ceremonies, often misrepresented in movies/society.
What is Voodoo?
The conversion of the Kongo to this religion strengthened its trade relationship with Portugal, leading to the Kongo’s increased wealth. What is this religion?
What is Christianity?
African elites, including ambassadors and the children of rulers, traveled to Mediterranean port cities for...?
What is diplomatic, educational, and religious reasons?
What are the 5 primary climate zones within Africa?
What are Desert (Sahara), Semiarid (Sahel), Savannah Grasslands, Tropical Rainforests, and Mediterranean Zone?
Why was control of trade routes so important to the wealth of the Sudanic empires?
What is control of trade routes brought wealth, resources, and power over other groups?
Why did enslaved Africans continue practicing syncretic faiths in the Americas?
What is to preserve identity, build community, and strengthen themselves—especially before revolts?
Which African state became the largest source of enslaved people in the history of the transatlantic slave trade to the Americas?
What is the Kongo?
Why were enslaved Africans used on islands like São Tomé and Cabo Verde?
What is to cultivate labor-intensive cash crops?
Why did innovations in farming lead to larger communities?
What is farming produced food surpluses, which supported larger populations and permanent settlements?
What was Timbuktu best known for during the Mali Empire?
What is a center of learning, trade, and Islamic scholarship?
What were the three distinct architectural groups found in Zimbabwe?
What is the Hill Complex, Valley Complex, Great Enclosure
How did syncretic religious and cultural practices from Africa influence African-descended communities in the Americas?
What is African-descended communities blended indigenous practices with Christianity and Islam?
What is the legacy of Queen Idia of Benin and Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba's leadership?
What is Queen Idia became an iconic symbol of Black women's leadership throughout the diaspora. Queen Njinga's reign led to nearly 100 more years of women rulers in Matamba.