Medieval Africa Review

What skills did the Bantu spread throughout Africa?

The capital of the Berber’s kingdom that served as a trade center and home to a university.

He stormed into Timbuktu and drove out the Berbers to become the leader of Songhai.

These fishing groups migrated throughout Africa around 3000 B.C., spreading their culture.

African scholar who traveled extensively through Africa, recording their histories.

A city-state in Ethiopia that owed its power to its location on the Red Sea.

East Africa's language and culture; also means "Coast Dwellers".

The ____________ people’s migrations helped spread culture across medieval Africa.

The ____________ language and culture still exists in East Africa today.

How were children educated in the West African kingdoms?

During the 1440s A.D., the European slave trade was started in Africa by . . .

West African empires utilized _____________ governments ruled by _____________.

Angolan Queen who spent 40 years fighting the Portugese slave traders.

What religion did King Ezana of Axum bring to Africa?

Today, the most widely practiced religion in Africa is

What is the earliest form of African art?

Stories passed down by mouth from generation to generation.

Zagwe king that established many Christian churches carved out of stone.

Besides gold, what other valuable mineral was traded in the kingdoms of West Africa?

What major crop did the Portugese produce using African slave labor?

Songs sungs by enslaved Africans came to . . .

Trading caravans crossing the Sahara desert brought back goods, but also brought this?

This religion spread from Arabia into Africa beginning in the A.D. 600s.

The leader of Mali who journeyed to Mecca and expanded Islam in his kingdom.

The great trading center of Zimbabwe supplied _____________ to the East African coast.

What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?

Which West African kingdom controlled the largest area?

Slavery actually started in Africa before Europeans arrived. Early slavery there was based on

Storytellers that kept Africa’s traditions and culture alive for centuries.

What is Arizona Smith's real occupation?

We know much about Axum because of information written on steles, which were actually . . .

The Swahili culture was . . .

tracing descent through mothers

Ghana grew powerful because of which of the following?

What African civ. was wrongfully denied its rich African history due to racist historians?

From the 15^th century till about 100 years ago, Europeans forcefully enslaved an estimated . .

Sundiata Keita was also known as . . .

African rain forest kingdoms were _______________ by the dense forest growth.

The spread of African culture around the world by enslaved Africans.

This African region is home to some of the earliest human remains.

Traditional African religions . . .