Midterm IDs Flashcards
What is the 25th Dynasty?
25th or Ethiopian Dynasty was a time after Nubia’s invasion of Egypt. The dynasty was defined by a line of Nubian pharaoh’s that defended Egypt’s culture. This is relevant as it details one of the many dominations of Egypt.
What is the “Gift of the Nile”?
“Gift of the Nile” is how Herodotus described Egypt. This is relevant as Herodotus is a greek philosopher that came to visit Egypt and recognized that the Nile is a crucial reason for the success of Egypt.
What is Narmer/Menes?
Narmer/Menes was a king from Upper Egypt that united Upper and Lower Egypt. This is relevant as it aided in the state building of Egypt.
What is the ‘Aryan Model’?
The model that Martin Bernal rejects, it believes that Greek civilization was founded by Indo-European settlers. This is relevant as this theory was widely accepted which was used to discount the origins of civilization being in Egypt.
What is 622?
What is Dhimmy?
What is Sankore?
What is Taharqa?
Taharqa was one of the Nubian kings of Egypt.
What is Polygenesis theory?
Polygenesis theory is the idea that there are many origin points for human language. This is relevant because the idea is that languages spawned on their own in different places AFTER hominids migrated from Africa.
What is Bantu?
Bantu refers to the “real” “authentic” Africans and is also a language family. The Bantu had the most important migration in African history (the Bantu migration) which led to cultural assimilations and material evolution.
What is Kishwahili?
What is the Qur’an?
The Qur’an is the holy book of Islam. This is relevant due to how crucial the spread of Islam was to the spread of civilization throughout Africa.
What is Griot?
A Griot is a West African story teller. This is relevant as Griot’s were the ones that spread the Epic of Sundiata.
What is Geez?
Semetic Language of Ethiopia.
What are the pyramids?
Massive structures built as tombs for Pharaohs. This is relevant as the creation of these pyramids shows how technologically advanced Egypt was.
What is mummification?
Mummification is a process that preserves the body, often of a pharaoh. This is relevant as it shows some of the religious traditions of the Ancient Egyptian people.
What is dhow?
A dhow is a sailboat. This is relevant as it contributed to Swahili’s coastal culture by allowing for sea faring trade.
Who is Herodotus?
Herodotus was an ancient Greek historian and geographer. He is relevant because he ventured to Africa in his time and visited Egypt, creating one of the key pieces of evidence of Egyptians being black through his first hand account.
What is Ibn Batutta?
What is Kilwa?
What is Homo erectus?
What is the Solomonid dynasty?
What is Rift Valley?
What is Savanna?
