Names
One of many trading cities on the East African coast
Kilwa
Moving up and down quickly or repeatedly, like a ship on waves.
bobbing
Hard to find; not enough of something to go around.
Scarce
Family members from the past, such as great-grandparents or those who lived long ago.
Ancestors
An important East African center of trade
Aksum
A town or city with a harbor where ships can load and unload goods.
Port
Easily broken or damaged.
Fragile
Pieces of land planted with fruit trees.
Orchards
A Bantu language with Arabic words, spoken along the East African coast
Swahili
Growing thick and healthy; often used to describe gardens or forests.
Lush
High-quality, thin pottery often decorated with beautiful designs; a common trade item from China found in East African ruins
Porcelains
Buildings where communities of monks live and work under religious vows.
Monasteries
A Powerful southeast African City
Great Zimbabwe
A long journey, especially one involving travel by sea.
Voyage
A hard white substance that makes up the tusks of elephants, used to make carvings and jewelry.
Ivory
Extremely interesting or charming.
Fascinating
A city that is also a separate, independent state
City-State
Full of energetic and noisy activity; very busy.
Bustling
Successful and wealthy.
Prosperous
To have dug minerals (like gold or salt) out of the earth.
Mined