APWH 1.5 - Vocabulary

Question 1

kin-based networks

Answer 1

the system of formal and informal relationships that make up an extended family in a given culture or society, typically based on blood ties, marriage, or adoption

societies in sub saharan africa did not centralize power under one leader, instead they formed these networks in their communities, where families governed themselves

Question 2

the hausa kingdoms

Answer 2

a kingdom consisting of seven states that were formed by the ppl of the hausa ethnic group

people in this kingdom established prospering city states, each with a specialty, they had no central authority.

Question 3

sub-saharan trade

Answer 3

a network of trading routes across the great desert

the hausa kingdoms benefitted tremendously from this trade route

Question 4

Indian Ocean Trade

Answer 4

trade between the regions of east africa, the middle east, south asia, and east asia

Question 5

swahili

Answer 5

traders blended bantu and arabic to form this language

Question 6

great zimbabwe

Answer 6

this is the most important wall surrounding the capital city of zimbabwe

Question 7

Indian Ocean Slave Trade

Answer 7

a strong demand in the middle east for enslaved workers resulted in the indian ocean slave trade between east africa and the middle east

Question 8

zanj rebellion

Answer 8

between 869-883, enslaved east africans and many arab workers started a series of revolts called the zanj rebellion, in which these enslaved people successfully captured the city of basra and held it for 10 years until it was defeated, making it one of the most successful slave revolts in history

Question 9

griots/griottes

Answer 9

these people possessed encyclopedic knowledge of fmaily lineages and the lives and deeds of great leaders. They preserved people’s history and passed it from generation to generation