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AMSCO AP World History Chapter 9 Flashcards

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9235061949Malariadisease caused by mosquitoes implanting parasites in the blood0
9235061950Bananastropical/sub-tropical, long curved fruit that grows in clusters1
9235061951Congo Riverriver in Central Africa that flows into the Atlantic Ocean, where a major civilization developed.2
9235061952Ibn Battuta8th century Moroccan traveler known as the greatest traveler known of pre-modern times3
9235061953Camel Saddleinvention that gives more stability to camel riders, travelled along the trans-Saharan caravan trade route.4
9235061954Hijaba head covering worn by Muslim women in public, the religious code that governs the wearing of the hijab5
9235061955Eunuchscastrated males, originally in charge of protection of the rulers concubines; later had a major roles in government; especially in China or Islamic civilization6
9235061956Ali Bin Muhammadled by the Zanj revolt (rebellion against the slaves abbasid)7
9235061957Zanj Rebellionmajor uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate which took place from 869-8838
9235061958Griotswest-African story-teller, the conduits of history for the community9
9235061959Rock Churches11 churches in present day Lalibela, built into the ground, carved in Ethiopia10
9235061960Sana member of the original peoples of Southern Africa (bushmen), group of khoisian languages spoken by the san11
9235061961Indian Ocean Tradeworlds richest maritime trade network that was essential for the property of East Africa to Southern China12
9235061962Trans-Sahara Traderequires travel across the Sahara to reach sub-Sahara Africa from North Africa (involved camels)13
9235061963Kumbai Salehcapital of the kingdom of Ghana14
9235061964Timbuktuthe centre of Islamic learning in West Africa15
9235061965Gaoa very wealthy, developed city in Mali, located along the niger River16
9235061966Kilwacity-state found on the East-African coast; wealthy and became a major trading center by the 14th century17
9235061967Swahili city-statescreated by Indian Ocean Trade, means 'coasters', referring to the inhabitants of commercial centers, the Bantu language was used here18
9235061968Mombasacostal city of East Africa that was an important trade center19
9235061969Zanj Coast19th century political foundation established by the Omani Sultanate on the Swahili coast20
9235061970Matrilineal DescentKinship System in which ancestral descent is traced through maternal lines21
9235061971Kin-based networksRelation between two or more people that is based on common ancestry or marriage22
9235061972Age SetsSocial groups consisting of people of similar age who have a common dentity; maintain close ties and pass through a series of age related statuses23
9235061973ChiefA leader or ruler of a people or clan24
9235061974Kongo KingdomSeveral village alliances, participated actively in trade networks and most centralized rule of the early Bantu Kingdoms25
9235061975GhanaBetween Sahara and tropical rain forests of the west African coast26
9235061976MaliIn west Africa, Home of the great African empire; extremely wealthy27
9235061977SundiataFounder of Mali, ruling from c.1235-c.125528
9235061978Mansa MusaEmperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa; made famous pilgrimage to Mecca, established trade routes to Middle East, gave gold away during his pilgrimage29
9235061979MeccaThe holiest city of the Islamic faith, where Mansa Musa made his pilgrimage to30
9235061980SonghaySuccessor state to Mali, dominated middle reaches of Niger Valley, formed as an independent kingdom under a Berber dynasty, capital was Gao, reached an imperial status under the ruler Sonni Ali and was the last great state31
9235061981ZimbabweMost powerful kingdom in the 12th To 15th century, a landlocked republic in south-central africa32
9235061982Great ZimbabweCapital had a great stone wall enclosing it, found in southeast Africa was a major source of gold.33

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