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What are the 5 primary climate zones within Africa?
What are Desert (Sahara), Semiarid (Sahel), Savannah Grasslands, Tropical Rainforests, and Mediterranean Zone?
These two societies emerged along the Nile River around 3000 BCE.
What are Egypt and Nubia (Kush)?
In West African societies, these are prestigious historians, storytellers, and musicians who maintained and shared a community’s history, traditions, and cultural practices.
Who are Griots?
This UNESCO World Heritage Site in Southern Africa features a complex of stone structures, including massive walls and enclosures, dating back to the 11th century.
What is Great Zimbabwe?
Name one cash crop grown on these Portuguese plantations.
What are sugar, cotton, or indigo?
Located on the second largest continent, this river that passes through four countries was the location of the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires.
What is the Niger River?
Existing from the 15th to 16th centuries, this civilization followed the Mali empire and was located at a nexus of trade routes.
What is the Songhai Empire?
This term, often observed in religion and culture, describes the blending or reconciliation of different beliefs, practices, or traditions into a harmonious and unified whole.
What is syncretism?
This historically significant region, nestled along the eastern shores of Africa, has been a melting pot of cultures, where Africa gained entry to the Indian Ocean Trade Route.
What is the Swahili Coast?
These two island nations, located off the west coast of Africa, share a colonial history marked by Portuguese influence, where they established cotton, indigo, and sugar plantations using the labor of enslaved Africans. What are the names of these Atlantic Ocean island countries?
What is Cabo Verde and São Tomé
Technological and agricultural advances led to population growth that led this group of people to expand southward and eastward, resulting in a linguistic influence throughout the region.
Who are the Bantu?
This 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire made his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca that showcased his immense wealth and established his reputation as one of the richest individuals in history.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This Afro-Caribbean religion, which originated in West Africa and blends elements of veneration of the ancestors, divination, healing practices, and collective singing and dancing. It is known for its rituals, spells, and ceremonies, often misrepresented in movies/society.
What is Voodoo?
In the early 16th century, this European country made a significant impact on the Swahili coast cities when they invaded and established control over strategic trading posts.
What is Portugal?
How does Chafariz d’El-Rey (The King's Fountain) illustrate the interchange between African and European societies?
What is it shows Africans in a wide range of roles, from nobles to guards to traders. It depicts an African court guard and Muslim African traders.
Why did innovations in farming lead to larger communities?
What is farming produced food surpluses, which supported larger populations and permanent settlements?
Nok terracotta sculptures are notable for featuring what kinds of human details?
What are hairstyles, jewelry, or naturalistic details of animals and people?
Why did enslaved Africans continue practicing syncretic faiths in the Americas?
What is to preserve identity, build community, and strengthen themselves—especially before revolts?
The conversion of the Kongo to this religion strengthened its trade relationship with Portugal, leading to the Kongo’s increased wealth. What is this religion?
What is Christianity?
African elites, including ambassadors and the children of rulers, traveled to Mediterranean port cities for...?
What is diplomatic, educational, and religious reasons?
Give one example of how innovations in early Africa still shape African American identity today.
What is through enduring contributions such as music, architecture, or religious traditions?
Why was control of trade routes so important to the wealth of the Sudanic empires?
What is control of trade routes brought wealth, resources, and power over other groups?
How do music and dance function in African and diasporic spiritual traditions?
What is they connect communities, invoke spiritual power, and preserve traditions across generations?
How did Kongo’s political ties with Portugal directly lead to involvement in the slave trade?
What is Portugal’s demand for enslaved people in exchange for political and military ties?
Why were enslaved Africans used on islands like São Tomé and Cabo Verde?
What is to cultivate labor-intensive cash crops?