Chapter 9 (Expansion Of African Trade)

Question 1

Malaria

Answer 1

A disease common in west africa. Bantu-speakers developed immunity but the people they met in forests has no such immunity, making this one of the diseases they moved with them

Question 2

Matrilineal

Answer 2

Villagers would trace their ancestry through their mothers, not their fathers. Bantu speaking societies were this.

Question 3

Ghana

Answer 3

Located between the Sahara and rain forests of the west African coast. They sold gold and ivory for salt, cloth, copper

Question 4

Kumbai Saleh

Answer 4

Ghanas capital city. Here, the king ruled a centralized government aided by nobles and an army with iron weapons.

Question 5

Mali

Answer 5

After weakened Ghanaian state, Mali arose. Profited from gold trade and taxed all trade leading to greater prosperity. Founding ruler Sundiata

Question 6

Timbuktu and Gao

Answer 6

Cities that accumulated the most wealth and developed into centers of Islamic life. Timbuktu in particular became world renown center of Islamic learning

Question 7

Mansa musa

Answer 7

Sundiata’s grand nephew known for religious leadership. Went on pilgrimage to Mecca where brought many slaves, servants, and camels showing off wealth. Richest man in the world

Question 8

Great Zimbabwe

Answer 8

Massive wall of stone that surrounded capital city. Inside the wall, many buildings made of stone many people resided in it.

Question 9

Griot

Answer 9

Storytellers that were conduits of history for a community. Passed the knowledge of family lineages and the lives and deeds of great leaders. They were also adept at music

Question 10

Bananas

Answer 10

Indonesian seafarers introduced these to Subsaharan Africa. Led to spike in population cuz nutrient rich.

Question 11

Congo River

Answer 11

Runs through central Africa into atlantic

Question 12

Ibn Battuta

Answer 12

A scholar from Morocco on the northwest coast of Africa, well versed in Islamic law. His travelogue is an example of how islams growth increased connections among diff cultures

Question 13

Camel saddle

Answer 13

Made for different purposes. Some for back of the hump while others toward in front of it.

Question 14

Eunuchs

Answer 14

Serve in royal court, male slaves

Question 15

Ali bin Muhammad

Answer 15

Led the Zanj rebellion. Killed my Mesopotamian forcrs

Question 16

Zanj rebellion

Answer 16

Slave revolt where city of Basra captured and established splinter government. One of most successful slave revolts

Question 17

Rock churches

Answer 17

Monolithic churches under the earth, carved out of rock

Question 18

San

Answer 18

Oldest inhabitants of southern Africa who lived semi-nomadic Hunter gatherer lifestyle

Question 19

Indian Ocean trade

Answer 19

Traded amongst themselves and international trade. Maritime trade rejuvenated and created thriving city states

Question 20

Trans Saharan trade

Answer 20

Increasingly traded with other parts of the world. The volume of trade increased with arrival of islamic merchants

Question 21

Kilwa

Answer 21

Example of Swahili city state, or bustling commercial center

Question 22

Swahili city states

Answer 22

Thriving cities made by Indian Ocean trade. Swahili refer to inhabitants or bustling commercial centers

Question 23

Mombasa

Answer 23

I’m modern Kenya, Ex of Swahili city state

Question 24

Zanj coast

Answer 24

Traders here sold gold, ivory slaves to Arab trading partners and exotic goods like turtle shells. I’m exchange Zanj cities got Chinese porcelain, Indian cotton

Question 25

Kin based networks

Answer 25

Families governed themselves. Later kin based networks became more difficult to govern. Survival for small kin based networks became more challenging

Question 26

Age grades

Answer 26

Depending on age different roles or jobs

Question 27

Chief

Answer 27

Male head of the network that mediated conflicts and dealt with neighboring groups. Groups of chiefs decided how to slice the districts’ problems

Question 28

Kongo kingdom

Answer 28

Prospered off regional trade and wealth boosted by arrival of Portuguese traders

Question 29

Sundiata

Answer 29

Malis founding ruler that became the subject of legend. An astute and capable leader, established trade relations, cultivated gold trade, under him Mali grew wealth

Question 30

Mecca

Question 31

Songhay

Answer 31

Kingdom took over after Mali,

Question 32

Zimbabwe

Answer 32

Means stone houses. Was part of large and wealthy global trading network