11.1
What types of skills were spread as a result of the Bantu migration?
skills in farming, ironworking and domesticating animals
What was the capital of Ghana?
Kumbi Saleh
From what two cities did Axum profit?
Andulis and Axum
What do we mean by extended family?
parents, children and several generations
What are griots?
professional storytellers
Who defeated Nubia?
King Ezana
How did Islam reach Ghana?
Muslim merchants
What could a person purchase in Axum?
ivory, animal hides and gold
What is age grade?
All boys and girls born in the same year
What is lineage?
What was the series of wars called between Rome and Carthage?
Punic Wars
Who were the Almoravids?
pious Muslims of North Africa
What offered Ethiopians protection?
rugged mountains and the descendants of the Axumites
What do we know about religions in Africa prior to Christianity and Islam?
varied and complex
What is nuclear family?
parents and children living and working together as a unit
What is granary?
a region that produces much grain
What is the capital city of Songhai?
Gao
From whom did Ethiopian kings claim descent?
Israelite King Solomon and Queen Sheba
What early African kingdoms left written records?
Ancient Egypt, Nubia and Axum
What is consensus?
general agreement
How did Islam com to North Africa?
Muslim Arabs conquered and occupied cities in of North Africa
What was the most prosperous Hausa city-state?
Kano
What is Swahili?
What do Arab documents tell us?
offer invaluable evidence about law, religion and history of the time
What is the Great Zimbabwe?
capital of a great inland empire