Medieval Africa Review

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

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

Songs sungs by enslaved Africans came to . . .

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

What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?

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

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

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

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

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

What is the earliest form of African art?

Ghana grew powerful because of which of the following?

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

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

How were children educated in the West African kingdoms?

Traditional African religions . . .

What is Arizona Smith's real occupation?

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

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

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

Stories passed down by mouth from generation to generation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Swahili culture was . . .

Today, the most widely practiced religion in Africa is

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

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

What religion did King Ezana of Axum bring to Africa?

Which West African kingdom controlled the largest area?

What skills did the Bantu spread throughout Africa?

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

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

tracing descent through mothers

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

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

Sundiata Keita was also known as . . .

West African empires utilized _____________ governments ruled by _____________.