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Define: Ghana

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The first West African Kingdom, this kingdom was mainly based off gold and a large military and economic system.

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Define: Mali

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The second West African Kingdom, this kingdom rose up from the ruins of Ghana to become even bigger. Notable leaders: Sundiata (founder), Mansa Musa (very popular and rich)

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Define: Songhay

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The last and greatest West African Kingdom, this kingdom rose up from the capture of Timbuktu from Mali by the Tuareg Nomads. Notable leaders: Sunni Ali- great military leader, Muhammad Ture aka Asia the Great, considered well learned

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Sundiata was the ____________. He was the founder of ______.

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Sun King- this leader was the founder of the kingdom of Mali.

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Mansa Musa was very ___________ through the world, he was very ______.

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This Mali leader was well known through Europe and the Middle East, he was very rich.

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Sunni Ali was a driving force behind the kingdom of ______________. His methods were considered ________, but he never ____________.

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He was a driving force behind the kingdom of Songhay- considered brutal, but never lost a battle

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Muhammad Ture was also known as ____________. He was considered very ______, and was a leader of the kingdom of _________.

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Askia the Great, he was considered very well learned and wise, he was leader of Songhay

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Government structure in West African Kingdoms- describe.

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One king, several lower ranks below him that paid homage to him, it was effective and reliable

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What type of trading was used to trade which goods between which people in West Africa?

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Dumb bartering, wangaran miners traded gold with Arab merchants, who brought salt.

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Dumb-bartering is what?

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A type of trading where the traders never see each other, they just lay goods.

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Wangarans were __________ that were protective of ____________________.

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Shy West African miners that were protective of their secret locations of the mines

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Camel-date of introduction

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100AD

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13
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What was the famous learning center in Timbuktu?

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University of Sankore

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14
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Define: griot

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A storyteller, African, he/she would repeat the stories of the past in verbal form.

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15
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Bilad-al-sudan means what?

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Land of the blacks

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16
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The ______________ Theory gave Europeans an excuse to mistreat and enslave Africans.

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Dark Continent

17
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Iban Battuta, the famous Arab traveler, visited which city on his travels to East Africa?

  1. Kilwa
  2. Sofala
  3. Mogadishu
  4. Lamu
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  1. Mogadishu
18
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What type of government structure existed in East Africa? Why?

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City-state, each trading port identified as different from the next, so they divided.

19
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The ____________________ was the trade the many East African cities participated in.

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Indian Ocean Trade Network

20
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Through ____________________, many different cultures were able to connect through combining ideas and traditions.

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Cultural Diffusion

21
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The __________ culture was the main culture of East Africa.

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Swahili

22
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The precursor city to Great Zimbabwe was what city?

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Mapungubwe

23
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Why was Mapungubwe abandoned?

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For better cattle grazing land- the people there were cattle farmers.

24
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The main source of wealth in Great Zimbabwe was ________.

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Cattle

25
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An indicator of social position was how many ________ you had.

  1. Cattle
  2. Gold pieces
  3. Houses
  4. Good Relations
A
  1. Cattle
26
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The Great ___________ was a major part of Great Zimbabwe.

A

Enclosure

27
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Great Zimbabwe ___________ other cities on the East African Coast.

  1. Waged war against
  2. Formed close alliances with
  3. Supplied with trading goods
  4. Sent emissaries to create better relations
  5. 1, 3
  6. 3, 4
  7. 2, 3, 4
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  1. 3, 4
28
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Break!

A

Break!

29
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Karl Mauch believed that Great Zimbabwe had been built by the mythical _______________.

A

Queen of Sheba

30
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Gertrude Capen Thompson believed that Great Zimbabwe had been built by the _________________.

A

Shona People

31
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Huffman’s theory of Great Zimbabwe’s location was mainly based on _______________.

A

Gender

32
Q

Beach’s theory on Great ZImbabwe’s location was mostly based on ___________________.

A

Random location choosing

33
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Herbert’s theory on Great Zimbabwe’s location was mainly based on ____________________.

A

Metalworking

34
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Break!

A

Break!

35
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Mapungubwe had a population of about _______.

A

500

36
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Great Zimbabwe had around _____________ people living in it.

A

18,000

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