Egypt (Hard)
Century that Islamic empires conquered Egypt
7th century -
Ethnic group originating in West Africa, formed bases of many African languages and iron-working.
What is the Bantus. +
Belief that natural objects have spirits-popular in many indigenous African cultures.
Animism +
What Ghana traded for Gold and was worth from a survival standpoint.
What is salt +
The most famous ruler of Mali and richest man in history
What is Mansa Musa -
This is Egyptian writing, often used for religious purposes in tombs and on monuments.
What is hieroglyphics +
Bantu language and culture group in East Africa that integrates Arabic as a syncretic religion. Traded gold, ivory, and slaves.
What is Swahili. -
Word for any ruler or emperor of the Mali empire
Mansa -
This system was an established system of trade route linking sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa and the Mediterranean. Berbers in the Sahara are crucial as well as the Eastern Swahili, also transporting slaves.
What is Trans-Saharan Trade +
Founder of the Mali empire, known as the "Lion King".
Sundiata Keita -
Name 2 effects of Islamic conquest of Egypt.
1. Arabic language
2. Islamic religion
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Indigenous peoples of North Africa known for their nomadic lifestyles and caravan fleets across the Sahara.
What are the Berbers +
The blending of different beliefs and cultures
What is syncretism +
The first great West African empire, beginning in 300 CE.
What is Ghana +
Unified Egypt around 3100 BCE and was therefore the first pharaoh!
Narmer +
The 3 time periods in ancient Egyptian history.
What is Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms. -
Ancient Nubian kingdom, south of Egypt
What is Kush -
Egyptian writing used on formal government documents, known as the cursive writing.
Hieratics -
A city- Place of learning and trade that Mansa Musa turned into a trading hub and Islamic center
What is Timbuktu +
New Kingdom pharaoh who abandoned traditional Egyptian polytheism to worship Aten, the sun disk.
Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV) -
This river valley where Egyptian civilization flourished and the year it began (include CE or BCE)!
Nile River Valley
and 3100 BCE
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This kingdom is an East African trading empire, trading with the Byzantine empire. They also converted to Christianity.
What is the Axum. +
The religion that spread throughout N. Africa and the Ghana kingdom
What is Islam +
Empire from the south that took over the Mali kingdom in the 15th Century and was the most powerful empire in West Africa.
What is the Songhai.+
Last pharaoh of Egypt, part of the Greek family who rules before the Romans took conquest of Egypt in 31 BCE
Cleopatra +