Impact of Geography - Emerging Civilizations and Religions
What is the world's largest desert which extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean?
Sahara Desert
What was the name of the first great trading state of western Africa?
Ghana
What was the name of the Arab traveler who lied in the 14th century and traveled as many as 75,000 miles visiting almost all of the Muslim countries?
Ibn Battuta
What groups were the basic building blocks of African society?
Lineage groups
What name was given to people who it was believed could foretell the future?
Diviners
What king conquered the Kingdom of Kush and converted himself and his kingdom to Christianity?
King Ezana
What was the name of the most famous trading and educational center of the Kingdom of Mali?
Timbuktu
Who was the founder of the Sunni Dynasty?
Sunni Ali
Societies where one's descent is traced through the mother is called what?
Matrilineal
rock paintings
What are the four major climate zones found in Africa?
Desert, Rainforest, Savanna, Mild climate/Mediterranean
What was the name of the nomadic people whose camel caravans became known as the "fleets of the desert"?
Berbers
Which two conquests gave Sunni Ali control of the Trans-Saharan trade routes?
Conquests of Timbuktu and Jenne
Zimbabwe
What name was given to people whose purpose was to preserve their culture's history through oral means?
Griots
What religion, starting in 641, eventually spread throughout northern Africa and tried to intercept the trade in slaves and ivory?
Islam
What Mali leader doubled the size of the Kingdom of Mali, created a strong government and divided the kingdom into providences?
Mansa Musa
What group of immigrants brought the practice of metallurgy to large areas of Africa?
In many African religions it is believed that one's what maintains connections between the physical and spiritual world?
Which African rhythms had multiple beats all at once?
Polyrhythmic
What name was given to the boat in which teak wood and coconut palm wood were stitched together with twine?
Lateen
How long did the family of Sundiata Keitas rule over the Kingdom of Mali?
200 years or 2 centuries
Name one of the two monumental buildings constructed in Kilwa of coral cut from the cliffs along the shore.
Great Mosque of Kilwa or Husuni Kubwa palace
What was typically worn during initation and funeral rites?
Face mask
What complex parts of Africa's musical heritage has enriched American music?
Rhythms and improvisation