Lesson 1
This geographic zone was not able to provide enough food for the people, so people adapted the role of hunters and herders.
These people were said to have the ability to predict events. What is the name of this special group of individuals?
Diviners
Describe what African dances look like.
Lines of dancers, swaying, clapping, drummers in the background, ritual meaning
a group of people descended from the same ancestor
clan
Ghana was established in a prime location. What was one major resource they had access to?
Salt, gold, or iron
What was unique about Ghana's government in comparison to Mali and Songhai?
Power was transferred through the nephew instead of the son of the king.
What was something unique for African women to do according to our reading?
Women could serve as soldiers in some African armies.
tropical grasslands with small trees and shrubs
savannas
Name 4 things that were exchanged in the trans-Saharan trade route.
To maintain strong control of wealth, which social class group was forced to pay tribute to the king?
Farmers
What did the Quran state in regards to slavery?
Slavery of Muslims is forbidden, but slavery for non-Muslims is allowed.
tracing ancestry through mothers
matrilineal
What was implemented/established to allow further growth of the economics of the kingdom of Mali?
Taxes
What does the word Swahili translate to, and what does it actually refer to?
"people of the coast" but refers to the culture and language in East Africa
What were the pros for growing sugarcane on Portuguese plantations?
Mild climate, more exports and business internationally, more enslaved people and less money for owners to pay
storytellers
griots
What does Mansa in Mansa Musa translate to?
"king"
Besides spreading Islam and showing off his wealth, what was another contribution done by Mansa Musa?
building more mosques, setting up libraries, allowing people to practice their religion of preference
What styles of African-based music were eventually developed into the modern era? Name 2!
Ragtime, jazz, rock and roll, rap
stories passed down from generation to generation
oral history