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4. When slaves were stolen from their country, they took their culture with them. Vocabulary 100 Key Terms What is African Diaspora?

5. Refers to the language and culture of East Africa. Means "people of the coast" Vocabulary 200 What is Swahili?

6. Person who passes down customs, history, legend art, and poetry through storytelling. Vocabulary 300 Who is a griot?

7. A person who communicated with the spirit world and helped people to interact with their gods. Vocabulary 400 Who is a diviner?

8. The relationship among family members. Vocabulary 500 What is kinship?

9. The lion prince, ruled from 1230-1255, and seized the capital of Ghana in 1240. Important People 100 People Who is Sundiata?

10. Mali’s greatest ruler. He went on a hajj with a huge caravan, and brought back architects, scholars, etc. Important People 200 Who is Mansa Musa?

11. This leader of Songhai ruled in 1468, and drove the Berbers out of Timbuktu. Important People 300 Who is Sunni Ali?

12. A young Arab lawyer from Morocco, who set out in 1325 to see the Muslim world, and traveled throughout their lands for almost 30 years. Important People 400 Who is Ibn Battuta?

13. Ruled the lands in what is now Angola and the Congo, and spent almost 40 years battling the Portuguese slave traders. Important People 500 Who is Queen Nzinga?

14. Two items that were traded the most. Trading 100 Trading What are gold and salt?

15. Type of trade that occurred between two groups that never met face to face. Trading 200 What is silent barter?

16. Portuguese wanted these from Africa. Trading 300 What are slaves?

17. The Atlantic Slave Trade spanned these three continents. Trading 400 What are North America, South America and Africa?

18. Salt was important to West Africans for these three reasons. Trading 500 What is salt is needed to keep a body healthy, and the West Africans used it to flavor and preserve their food.

19. Mansa Musa ruled this empire, and doubled its size. Trade Empires 100 Trading Empires What is Mali?

20. First West African trading empire. A place where trade routes came together. Trade Empires 200 What is Ghana?

21. The king of this empire made Christianity the official religion. Trade Empires 300 What is Axum?

22. This empire gained control of African trade by conquering Timbuktu. Trade Empires 400 What is Songhai?

23. Trade Empires 500 This city arose on the East African coast after Arab Muslim traders sailed to Africa. What is Zimbabwe?

24. Strip of dry grassland on the southern border of the Sahara Desert. Location 100 Location What is the sahel?

25. Main mountain range in Africa. Location 200 What are the Atlas Mountains?

26. The two major rivers in West Africa. Location 300 What is the Niger and Senegal Rivers?

27. The four different regions of Africa from north to south. Location 400 What is desert, sahel, savanna and rain forest?

28. Tallest mountain in Africa. Location 500 What is Mt. Kilimanjaro?

29. Ghana’s empire was divided into THESE, ruled by lesser kings or conquered leaders. Kinship & Succession 100 Important Facts What are provinces?

30. In Ghana, the king was succeeded by this person. Kinship & Succession 200 Who is his sister’s son (or his nephew)?

31. Many African villages were THIS, meaning the people traced their ancestors through their mothers rather than their fathers. Kinship & Succession 300 What is matrilineal?

32. Women’s roles were mainly as THIS and THIS, though there were some exceptions. Kinship & Succession 400 What are wives and mothers?

33. Describe the relationship between African kings and merchants. Kinship & Succession 500 What is merchants paid taxes to the king and received favors from him in exchange?

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35. How did Africans change/adapt Islam? Click on screen to continue finalquestion West Africans who became Muslims began praying to God in Arabic. They built mosques as places of worship. Yet they also continued to pray to the spirits of their ancestors, as they had done for centuries.

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