east and south africa Flashcards

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1
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major locations of east Africa

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Kilwa, Mogadishu, Mombasa, Sofala, Lamu

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2
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important people of east Africa

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Swahili people, Ibn Battuta

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Bantu

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languages spoken in central and southern Africa, including Swahili, Xhosa, and Zulu

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4
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major economy of East Africa

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Indian Ocean Trade

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5
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swahili means

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people of the coast in Arabic

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how did Indian Ocean trade work

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City-states traded with places like Great Zimbabwe for gold and ivory, then traded with India, China, and other S.E. Asian countries

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7
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importance of Sofala

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Monsoon season brought people to the most southern city-state

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8
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religion of East Africa

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Islam

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9
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What was Swahili a combo of

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Arabic and local Bantu

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10
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evidence of cultural diffusion in east Africa

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Swahili, Islam/Mosques, Chinese porcelain, toilets/cleanliness

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11
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Major location of South Africa

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Great Zimbabwe

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12
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Who were Shona people

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Indigenous South Africans part of Bantu ethnic group

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13
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Significant people of South Africa

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Karl Mauch, Gertrude Caten Thompson

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14
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what did Karl Mauch do

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German explorer who discovered ruins of Great Zimbabwe and claimed it was built by a lost tribe of Jerusalem under Queen of Sheba

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15
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who invented the dark continent theory

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Henry M. Stanley

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16
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what did Gertrude do

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said Great Zimbabwe was built by ancient Bantu people

17
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what does Zimbabwe mean

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great house of stone

18
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main economic components of South Africa

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gold, ivory, cattle, farming

19
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what are stateless societies

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societies not ruled by state