Geography
This desert covers much of North Africa
Sahara Desert
This basic building block of African society was built from multiple families that combined to create a larger community.
Lineage groups
Name 2 goods traded by the African empires we've learned about.
Gold, salt, ivory, enslaved people
The three main African empires ruled in this order.
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Most successful African empires were located in this region of Africa
West Africa
Kinship was a connection through this.
Ancestor or tribal relationships
Name a good often imported by the African empires we've learned about.
Textiles/hides, metal goods, horses
This empire was the largest Christian empire in Africa.
Axum
This word/concept explains how humans change their lifestyle to survive in different environments.
African history and culture were preserved through _________.
How did Islam get to Africa?
Trade, merchants, and/or Arab conquest
Compared to West Africa, Southern Africa developed empires more slowly mainly because it had less access to these, which slowed wealth and political growth.
Where is Arab influence in Africa strongest?
North Africa
Lineage was based on the mother rather than the father in many African societies.
In other words, these were __________ societies.
Matrilineal
Indian Ocean trade contributed to development and settlement in this part of Africa.
East Africa
The order of the 5 African geographic zones
Med. climate
Desert
Sahel
Savanna
Rainforest
Name an example of traditional African religious beliefs combining with Islam or Christianity
African people recited Christian prayers; prayed 5x/day like Muslims;
Combining Islamic dietary restrictions with local, traditional diets
Why is trade crucial to the development of kingdoms and empires?
Trade = wealth
Wealth supports growth/development/expansion
This African city is known for its massive stone walls built from granite blocks that protected it from invasions.
Great Zimbabwe