People
Ruler of Mali (r. 1312-1337). His extravagant pilgrimage through Egypt to Mecca in 1324-1325 established the empire's reputation for wealth in the Mediterranean world.
Mansa Musa
Large agricultural state on the lower Congo River; capital at Mbanza Kongo. Adopted Christianity and partnered in trade with Portugal, increasing the Transatlantic Slave Trade
Kongo Kingdom
A dispersion of people from their homeland
Diaspora
The spread of Bantu-speaking peoples from their homeland in what is now southern Nigeria or Cameroon to most of Africa, in a process that started ca. 3000 B.C.E. and continued for several millennia.
Bantu Migration
Mr. Carter missed one day of school earlier in the year . Why did he miss school?
To see his friends get engaged
Queen of Ndongo and Matamba from 1581-1663, she defined much of the history of seventeenth-century Angola. An adept diplomat, skillful negotiator and formidable tactician, she resisted Portugal's colonial designs tenaciously until her death in 1663. She paved the way for the next 100 plus years to be ruled by women in Matamba.
Queen Njinga of Ndongo-Matamba
These West African kingdoms, including Ghana, Mali and Songhai, flourished between about 500 and 1600 CE. They became important trading partners with Muslim and North African merchants after the domestication of the camel.
Sudanic Empires
The attempt to reconcile or blend the beliefs and practices of various religions into one.
Religious syncretism
These are the four syncretic religions we discussed
Voodoo, Vodun, Santeria, Candomble
This is the high school that Mr. Carter went to
What is Delcastle?
This strong queen used mystical powers and medicinal knowledge to help her song secure victory in the Kingdom of Benin. For this she was awarded the title of first "Queen Mother"
Queen Idia of Benin
A civilization to the south of Egypt in the Nile Valley, noted for the development of an alphabetic writing system and a major ironworking industry by 500 BCE
Nubia (also known as Kush/Cush)
This idea emphasis one of the key reasons why African American Studies (AP) is important
Dispel myths or stereotypes about Africa being a place with an undocumented or unknowable history. Or that African society is primitive or not complex
West Africa's earliest known culture; lived in what is now Nigeria; between 500 B.C. and A.D. 200; first people known to smelt iron; They also created terracotta statues.
Nok
Mr. Carter went to see a concert this month...Who was the artist?
Who is Anderson Paak?
Ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo in the first half of the 16th century--> reigned over the Kongo Empire from 1509 to late 1543
Nzinga Mbemba (Afonso I)
A stone-walled enclosure found in Southeast Africa. Have been associated with trade, farming, and mining.
Great Zimbabwe
This is why population centers emerged in the Sahel and the savannah grasslands of Africa
Water source, fertile land, ability to move people and goods from the north and the south.
These were the two islands that Portugal used to establish the model for the future slave economies in the new world
Cabo Verde and Sao Tome
This is Mr. Carter's favorite topic of this unit
What is Religious Syncretism?
This was the King of the first Christian Kingdom in pre-colonial Africa
King Ezana
East African city-states that emerged in the 8th century CE from a blending of Bantu, Islamic, and other Indian Ocean trade elements
Swahili Coast
This city in the Mali Kingdom became a center of learning with its University.
What is Timbuktu?
A member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.
Griot
Name what Queen Njinga did during her meeting with the Portuguese Gov that made her stand out?