Chapter 8
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| 298975160 | Ifriqiya | the Arabic term for Eastern North Africa | 0 | |
| 298975161 | Maghrib | the Arabic word for western North Africa | 1 | |
| 298975162 | Almohadis | A reformist movement among the Islamic Berbers of northern Africa; later than the Almoravids; penetrated into sub-Sahara Africa. | 2 | |
| 298975163 | Ibn Batuta | Arab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel records | 3 | |
| 298975164 | Timbuktu | Port city of Mali; located just off the flood plain on the great bend in the Niger River; population of 50,000; contained a library and university. | 4 | |
| 298975165 | Muhammad the Great | extended the boundaries of the songhay empire; islamic ruler of the mid-16th century | 5 | |
| 298975166 | Songhay | successor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of Niger valley; formed as independent kingdom under a Berber dynasty; capital at Gao; reached imperial status under Sunni Ali | 6 | |
| 298975167 | Hausa | Peoples of northern Nigeria; formed states following the demise of Songhay empire that combined Muslim and pagan traditions. | 7 | |
| 298975168 | Sharia | Islamic law; defined among other things the patrilineal nature of Islamic inheritance | 8 | |
| 298975169 | Benin | A powerful city-state formed around the 14th century; was not relatively influence by the Europeans despite coming into contact with the Portuguese'; important commercial and political entity until the 19th century | 9 | |
| 298975170 | Great Zimbabwe | Bantu confederation of Shona-speaking peoples located between Zambezi and Limpopo rivers; developed after 9th century; featured royal courts built of stone; created centralized state by 15th century; king took title of Mwene Mutapa | 10 | |
| 298975171 | Kongo | Kingdom based on agriculture, formed on lower Congo River by late 15th century; capital at Mbanza Kongo; ruled by hereditary monarchy. | 11 |
