1. Ch 11 Study Guide
World History

2. Surplus
Having more of something than needed. Usually food.

3. Nuclear family
Parents and children living together as a unit.

4. Savanna
A dry grassy plain.

5. Swahili
Language “of the coast” that referred to the eastern coast of Africa.

6. King Lalibela of Ethiopia
Is known for having churches carved out of solid rock.

7. Why were camels brought from Asia to Africa?
Because they could travel vast distances across deserts with little to no water. They were better than horses for desert travel.

8. This empire just south of the Egyptian Empire borrowed much of its culture and traditions from Egypt.
Nubia or Kush.

9. What did the Romans use North Africa for?
For growing grains for the Empire.

10. How did Arabic become the dominant language in North Africa?
Because Muslim conquerors brought it with them. You also have to know the Quran in Arabic.

11. Mansa Musa brought architects, scholars and teachers back to Timbuktu from Mecca after his Hajj.

12. According to the ancient book The Glory of Kings there was a belief that the ancestors the kings of Ethiopia were descended from Jewish kings. Queen of Sheba and King Solomon.

13. What does Chinese porcelain found in Great Zimbabwe suggest?
It suggests that they had commercial ties with China.

14. Great Zimbabwe had great economic success due to its commercial links to coastal cities.

15. Great Zimbabwe likely declined due to the effects of civil war, incursions by gold hungry Portuguese and overpopulation.

16. Bantu is a major language group in Africa
Bantu is a major language group in Africa. Migration of Bantu speaking peoples can be traced through language patterns.

17. Neolithic (stone age) people of the Sahara region migrated south due to desertification.

18. Salt was important in the ancient world because it can be used to preserve food. It was also more valuable than gold at times in West Africa due to its scarcity.

19. The region of Ghana is known for abundant supplies of gold.

20. The rain forest kingdom of Benin was aided by trade in pepper, ivory and slaves.

21. In Hausa women were among the rulers.

22. Eleven churches carved from solid rock in the ground were built by King Lalibela of Ethiopia
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23. The Songhai Kingdom grew around the wealthy trading city of Gao.