Vocab
Rain forest
African people who lived in what is now Nigeria from 500 BC - 200 AD
Nok
Chief seaport of Aksum
Adulis
14th century traveler who visited most of the Islamic world
Ibn Battuta
West African empire that grew rich from trade
Ghana
Area categorized by grassy plains, mountainous high lands swampy and tropical stretches
Savannahs
West-African Story tellers
Griot
City that grew into an empire built on the gold trade
Great Zimbabwe
eople that lived in the region that is now Nigeria
The Hausa
Language that is a blend of Arabic and Bantu
Swahili
The Sahara
Studying the spread of human language is one way we study patterns in what?
Human Migration
Oldest known city in Africa, South of the Sahara
Djenne-Djeno
King of Aksum who conquered the Kush
Ezana
Kingdom near the Niger river delta that became a West Afrcan State
Benin
Steplike ridges built on slopes to improve farming
Terraces
What is the role of women in Efe society
Gatherers
African Kingdom that reached the height of its power in the 4th century AD
Aksum
Leader of the Kingdom of Mutapa
Mutota
One of the richest trading posts on the east coast
Kilwa
This region has semiarid climate and is located at the southern edge of a vast desert
The Sahel
Religion in which spirits play a role in everyday life
Animism
Southern African Empire in what is now Zimbabwe
Mutapa
These people grew crops and raised cattle in Great Zimbabwe
The Shona
The first Emperor of Mali
Sundiata