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according to Ethiopian legend this person was the offspring of King Solomon

common trade language that was spoken along the southeast African coast

a group of traders with camels that traveled from oasis to oasis in order to survive the journey across the Sahara

group of two or more clans that share the same language, beliefs, and customs

most important tool for traders to cross the Sahara

300 mile wide band of land south of the Sahara

storytellers that orally passed on African history and traditions

country the Kongolese allied with to maintain their independence

kidnapped English and Italian women and put them into slavery

African clan who believed in a Supreme Being known as Ngai

first European to buy slaves in Africa

present-day Ghana

ruled by the Mamluks

law based on the principles of the Old and New Testament

country the Ottoman Empire named Egypt Eyalet

Muslim king

location of the Isalmic foothold established in Ethiopia

the most powerful kingdom in Northwest Africa after Songhai fell

Ethiopia was one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to use this item for farming

converted to Christianity and made it the official religion of Kongo

gave the Portuguese authority to put pagans and unbelievers into perpetual servitude

Africans used this method as a means to collect people for enslavement after the transatlantic slave trade began

key port in Zimbabwe known for it impressive buildings made of coral

kingdom that initially blocked the spread of Islam to the south of Africa

certain African stories resemble what biblical account in Genesis

Coptics believed that the cathedral at Aksum is where this is located

a person who is owned by another and forced to obey his or her owner

Christian kingdom that ruled Ethiopia after Zagwe dynasty ended

red city

abundance of gold mined in Akan led Europeans to refer to it as

crop grown on the island of Madeira which the Portuguese brought slaves to work

large area of flat grass land

largest family group of people in Africa

city-state built near the Sabi River and built massive stone buildings and enclosures

location of several unusual churches craved into bedrock below ground level