Vocab
What is the central settlement of the Shona empire in Africa, enclosed by a large stone wall, covering more than 100 acres, and having a population of 10,000-20,000
Great Zimbabwe
Who was the King of Kongo whose rule began in 1506 AD. He was was influenced by the Portuguese and participated in the slave trade.
Afonso I
Why did the East African city-states never join together?
They were competing with each other for trade
Control of this natural resource makes Great Zimbabwe a wealthy and powerful kingdom
Gold
How did the people of Great Zimbabwe make a living?
Farming
Raising cattle
Trading
What is the Bantu-speaking culture that was thriving in what is now the countries of Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe by 1000 A.D.
Shona
What is the capital city of the ancient African kingdom of Kongo
Mbanza
An African language that is a blend of Bantu and Arabic elements:
Swahili
What do archaeologists and historians feel the Great Enclosure was used for
A home for royalty (kings and queens)
Do historians agree about the reason Great Zimbabwe was abandoned in about the year 1500?
They do NOT agree
What is the African language that is a blend of Bantu and Arabic elements
Swahili
What is the ancient kingdom along the western coast of Africa, settled by Bantu-speaking Kongo people sometime before the 14th century A.D.
Kongo
Name the city-state that was founded by settlers from Arabia and Persia
Kilwa
What was special about the granite walls of the Great Enclosure?
They were carved so carefully, nothing was needed to hold them in place
Why did the East African city-states never join together?
They were competing with each other for trade
What is an ancient city-state on the eastern coast Africa, settled by people from Iran and Arabia
Kilwa
What is the ancient kingdom in what is now the country of Zimbabwe, established by a Shona king around 1440 A.D.; also, a ruler of this kingdom
Mutapa
What was the name of the people who migrated south and east through Africa?
Bantu
What one word meant "a settlement encircled by large stone walls" in the Shona language?
Zimbabwe
Africans believed that wearing this item helped them to contact spirits or ancestors
Masks
What is the word that means a movement, beginning around 1000 B.C., of Bantu-speaking people from W. Africa to the South and East spreading languages and cultures
Bantu Migrations
What is the largest of the three main sections of the Shona settlement of Great Zimbabwe-likely a royal residence
Great Enclosure
What is an independent political unit that includes a city and surrounding land?
City-State
Name the group of people who settled in south central Africa between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers
Shona
After the fall of Great Zimbabwe, what empire takes control of the area and the gold trade?
Mutapa