Unit 8-Lesson 1 African Empires Flashcards
Bantu
A group of languages spoken in Africa; means “people”
Clan
group of people with a common ancestor
Oral tradition
passing down of history by word of mouth through stories
Savanna
grasslands located in regions with warm climates
The first of three powerful civilizations in western Africa traded gold, ivory, and salt with the Berbers.
Ghana Empire
Dominating West Africa from c.1250 to c.1500, its most famous leader was Mansa Musa.
Mali Empire
The third great civilization in West Africa controlled land from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Chad.
Songhai Empire
The Bantu created a large city on the savanna along the Zambezi River that traded gold
Great Zimbabwe
TWO facts about Mansa Musa
The Mali leader undertook a hajj to Mecca with 5,000 attendants and much gold.
He established a library in Timbuktu and invited Islamic scholars and architects to his court.
The ___ were nomadic people in North Africa who converted to Islam and used camels for trading across the Sahara.
Berbers
The most significant ruler of the Songhai Empire was ___.
Muhammad Ture
The name ___ describes the language and people who migrated from central Africa to the south and east.
Bantu
study people map w/Empires
know what regions belong to:
1) Great Zimbabwe
2) Bantu migration
3) Ghana, Mali, and Songhai empires
4) The Berbers
THREE facts about African kings.
A king could not appear weak in public and committed suicide before growing old.
Occasionally, societies were ruled by queens.
A king served as protector, peacekeeper, and judge.
What little we know about African kingdoms comes through ___.
myths, oral traditions, and art work
