Religion
Animists believe that spirits live in what?
spirits lived in trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, pr in the air.
Common trade language built upon the Bantu language
Swahili
Title of the king of Mali; means "ruler"
Mansa
Ethiopian legend regards Menelik as the offspring of what king?
Solomon
Certain African stories often resemble what account in Genesis?
Creation
Followers of what religion composed the first written history of Africa?
Islam
What is the term for a group of traders with camels that traveled from oasis to oasis in order to survive the journey across the Sahara?
Caravan
Name the leading city in Mali that was later overrun by Moroccan forces
Timbuktu
Key port through which Zimbabwe's gold was transported
large area of flat grasslands
savannah
Frumentius
What material did the Africans forge into tools and use as a form of money in Ethiopia?
Iron
Name three West African trading items
Cotton cloth, gold, iron
What is the great city that was built near the Sabi River whose name means "great house of stone"?
Zimbabwe or Great Zimbabwe
Sahara, Sahel, Savannah
Ethiopian king who became a Coptic Christian
Ezana
African towns traded with merchants from multiple locations including (name 3)
India, China, Arabia
Mali king who brought much gold to Mecca
Musa
What is another name for Aksum?
Ethiopia
a narrow strip of land between the Sahara and the savannah
Sahel
Name 3 religions practiced in Africa during this time period
Islam, Christianity, Animism
How is a camel's body built for desert survival (name at least 4)
can store energy rich fat in its hump
can store enough liquid to survive 5-7 days without water
has nostrils and long eyelashes that can shut out debris during sandstorms
can withstand extreme temperature changes found in the desrt
Ghana traded what goods?
salt and gold
Eastern African cities prospered in the trade of what commodities (name 3)
ivory, precious stones, slaves
What is the term for a group of people who could trace their ancestry back to a common relative?
clan
What elements of African society was affected by Arabic and Islamic influence?
Swahili language, Arabic language, written history
What were results of the development of trade in Africa?
the rise of East African cities
the development of Great Zimbabwe
the rise of Swahili as a trade language
Name three areas in West Africa that was talked about in the textbook and in class
Songhai, Mali, Ghana
What is the imperial title of the Ethiopian ruler?
The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
What name did Europeans give to the region in Africa where gold was mined in abindance?
Gold Coast