east and south africa Flashcards
(19 cards)
major locations of east Africa
Kilwa, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Sofala, Lamu
important people of east Africa
Swahili people, Ibn Battuta
Bantu
languages spoken in central and southern Africa, including Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu
major economy of East Africa
Indian Ocean Trade
swahili means
people of the coast in Arabic
how did Indian Ocean trade work
City-states traded with places like Great Zimbabwe for gold and ivory, then traded with India, China, and other S.E. Asian countries
importance of Sofala
Monsoon season brought people to the most southern city-state
religion of East Africa
Islam
What was Swahili a combo of
Arabic and local Bantu
evidence of cultural diffusion in east Africa
Swahili, Islam/Mosques, Chinese porcelain, toilets/cleanliness
Major location of South Africa
Great Zimbabwe
Who were Shona people
Indigenous South Africans part of Bantu ethnic group
Significant people of South Africa
Karl Mauch, Gertrude Caten Thompson
what did Karl Mauch do
German explorer who discovered ruins of Great Zimbabwe and claimed it was built by a lost tribe of Jerusalem under Queen of Sheba
who invented the dark continent theory
Henry M. Stanley
what did Gertrude do
said Great Zimbabwe was built by ancient Bantu people
what does Zimbabwe mean
great house of stone
main economic components of South Africa
gold, ivory, cattle, farming
what are stateless societies
societies not ruled by state
