Exam 1 Study Guide Flashcards
Where did Camels Introduce into during the Antiquity Period? (Before BCE)
Camel Caravans came from North Africa trekking across the Sahara Desert
What was the principal commodity exchanged during the early stage of trade across the Sahara?
The principal commodity was Salt, due to being a necesary nutrient and a natural food preserative.
In the early period of African trade, in what part of Africa were the gold fields?
The Southern part of Africa contained Goldfields that were controlled by forest tribes there trading.
Besides spiritual reasons, what other factors encouraged Africans to convert to Islam?
these rulers exerted direct control over the goldfields at Bure. The vitally important trade centers of Timbuktu and Gao.conquering Muslims imposed on non-Muslims, which included exorbitant taxation as well as demands for hundreds (according to some sources, thousands) of enslaved people. who would be sent to markets
Sundiata Keita was the founder of what empire, and where was that empire?
The MaliEmpire in the 13th century, located at Sudanic West Africa
Who was Sunni Ali?
Sunni Ali was the first king of the Songhai empire
What East African Language developed along the East African Coast?
Swahili was the language developed out at the East African Coast
Who was Suleiman?
Suleiman The Magnificent was a Powerful sultan of the Ottoman Empire
Who was the first European country to establish trade with Malacca?
Portugal was the first European country to establish trade with Malacca after conquering it
What was the result of Portugal’s efforts to Christianize the subjects of the Sultanate of Ternate?
They were unsuccessful and met with resistance.
What did Copernicus do?
Copernicus’s major achievement was the development of a heliocentric model of the universe. This is a model where the Sun, not the Earth, is at the center of the solar system.
This model was a major shift in scientific thought
What were Dhimmis?
They were non-Muslims living in Muslim state but protected by the law
