Vocabulary
Human or humanlike beings that walk on two feet
What is a hominid?
Strong central government, tombs & pyramids, hieroglyphics
What is Egypt?
What is Ghana?
Began trading with people from other continents
What was East Africa?
Less contact with people from other parts of the world than other regions
changing plants and animals to make them more useful
What is domestication?
Settled in bend of Nile (Nubia)
What was Kush?
Cast out the Malians and won back their independence.
Who were the Songhai?
The blending of African and Arab life.
What was Swahili?
Who were the Portuguese?
Egypt's government was ruled by this person
What is a pharaoh?
These ruling families are used by historians to organize the study of Egyptian history.
What is a dynasty?
Preserved history and traditions by maintaining records of births, deaths and marriages.
Who were the griots?
Came looking for ivory, exotic animals and slaves
Who were middle easterners and Asian traders?
Series of migrations over the course of 2,500 years speaking a blend of many languages.
What were the Bantu Migrations?
What were age-sets?
What is Meroe?
Failed because of the loss of trade in the region.
What was Ghana?
Central to East African Culture.
What was trade?
Europeans began traveling and exploring along the African coast.
What was the beginning of slavery?
the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.
What is animism?
Where Ancient Egypt developed; Extremely fertile; seasonal floods covered nearby fields with rich layers of soil.
What was the Nile River Valley?
Emphasized education and spread Islam throughout his Empire.
Who was Mansa Musa?
One of the greatest Bantu kingdoms.
What was the Great Zimbabwe?
Because of the absent of written word
In 750 BC invaded Egypt and ruled over them for many years.
What were the Kushites?
Vast wealth and trade
What West Africa known for?