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| 5681721148 | Stateless Societies | Societies of varying sizes organized through kinship and lacking concentrated power | 0 | |
| 5681721149 | Maghrib | Arabic term for western North Africa | 1 | |
| 5681721150 | Almoravids | A puritanical Islamic reform movement among Berbers of northwest Africa | 2 | |
| 5681721151 | Almohads | A later puritanical Islamic reform movement among the Berbers of northwest Africa | 3 | |
| 5681721152 | Ethiopia | A Christian kingdom in the highlands of eastern africa | 4 | |
| 5681721153 | Sahel | The extensive grassland belt at the southern edge of the Sahara | 5 | |
| 5681721154 | Sudanic states | States trading to North Africa and mixing Islamic and indigenous ways | 6 | |
| 5681721155 | Mali | State of the Malinke people, centered between Senegal and Niger rivers | 7 | |
| 5681721156 | Juula | Malinke merchants who traded throughout the Mali empire and west Africa | 8 | |
| 5681721157 | Mansa M | Title of the ruler of Mali | 9 | |
| 5681721158 | Mansa Musa | Made a pilgrimage to Mecca and gave gold to all he saw | 10 | |
| 5681721159 | Ishak al-Sahili | An architect who returned with Mansa Musa to Mali | 11 | |
| 5681721160 | Sundiata | Created a unified state that became the Mali empire | 12 | |
| 5681721161 | Griots | Professional oral historians who preserved the ancient traditions | 13 | |
| 5681721162 | Timbuktu | Niger River port city of Mali | 14 | |
| 5681721163 | Songhay | Successor state to Mali | 15 | |
| 5681721164 | Muhammad the Great | Extended the boundaries of Songhay | 16 | |
| 5681721165 | Zenj | Arabic term for the people and the coast of east Africa | 17 | |
| 5681721166 | East African trading ports | Urbanized commercial centers mixing African and Arab cultures | 18 | |
| 5681721167 | Ibn Batuta | Muslim traveler who recorded on African societies and cultures | 19 | |
| 5681721168 | Benin | Nigerian city state that was famous for its bronze work | 20 | |
| 5681721169 | Zimbabwe | Central African royal stone courts | 21 | |
| 5681721170 | Great Zimbabwe | With massive stone buildings and walls | 22 | |
| 5681721171 | Mwene Mutapa | Ruler of Great Zimbabwe | 23 | |
| 5681721172 | Islamization | The spread of Islamic faith across the Middle East | 24 | |
| 5681721173 | Bantu migration | Group of people and associated language which originated in Nigeria | 25 | |
| 5681721174 | Ifriqiya | Term used by the Romans for Africa | 26 | |
| 5681721175 | Jihad | An Islamic term used for holy war waged to purify, spread, and protect the faith | 27 | |
| 5681721176 | Ghana | Territory in East African north of the Senegal and Niger rivers | 28 | |
| 5681721177 | Sunni Ali Ber | Ruler of Songhay who led forces to dominate the regions along the Niger river | 29 | |
| 5681721178 | Caliph | Term meaning supreme ruler | 30 | |
| 5681721179 | Matrilineal | Designating of kinship through the mother | 31 | |
| 5681721180 | How did African civilizations differ from other post-classical civilization? | Didn't have universal states or religion | 32 | |
| 5681721181 | How did the secret societies lessen the need for an organized government? | They settled village disputes, maintained stability with the communities | 33 | |
| 5681721182 | Why did stateless societies find it difficult to resist outside pressure? | Because they werent able to have everything that they needed | 34 | |
| 5681721183 | What region of Africa was Christian toward the end of the Classical Era? | Mediterranean Africa | 35 | |
| 5681721184 | What "attractions" did Islam offer to the "commoners" that converted, and why did the African kings accept Islam? | Fundamental teaching that all Muslims are equal; Tradition of unifying powers of state and religion in the person or caliph | 36 | |
| 5681721185 | Who were the Copts, and what European civilization influenced their literature and language? | The Christians of Egypt; Byzantium | 37 | |
| 5681721186 | What was the first of the Sudanic State? | Ghana | 38 | |
| 5681721187 | 2nd Sudanic State Description (Mali) | Between the Senegal and Niger Rivers, Founded by the Malinke People, Religion was Islam, Most important architecture was the Great Mosque, the economy was based of agriculture, Mali merchants were called Juula, The emperor was Mansa, the Writer that wrote about secutiry in the Mali empire was Sundiata. | 39 | |
| 5681721188 | How did Sundiata maintain peace and security in the kingdom? | He divided it up into social arrangements. | 40 | |
| 5681721189 | How did Mansa Muse bring Mali to the attention of the outside world? | A pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 | 41 | |
| 5681721190 | Why is Timbuktu considered an Islamic center of learning? | It contained a library, associated university, and had book trade | 42 | |
| 5681721191 | Why did difficult like of farms encourage polygamy? | So more people could work on farms instead of just a few | 43 | |
| 5681721192 | Who was the founder of Songhay Kingdom and how did he gain power? | Sunni Ali; tactical commander and ruthless leader; developed a system of provincial admin to mobilize recruits | 44 | |
| 5681721193 | Why did Muslim traditionalists oppose the local "interpretation" of Islamic Law? | They wanted to make it stricter. They were shocked that the men and women mixed in markets and that the women went unveiled. | 45 | |
| 5681721194 | What happened in 1591 that ignited the decline of the Songhay Kingdom? | The Muslim army from Morocco crossed the Saharan and defeated the large forces of Songhay | 46 | |
| 5681721195 | How did the decline of the Songhay Kingdom affect the influence of Islam in the states of African grasslands? | They tended to be small, they reproduced social, political, and religious forms of great empires | 47 | |
| 5681721196 | Describe the extent of slavery in Africa before the Muslims | There were various forms of it. | 48 | |
| 5681721197 | Describe the Muslim "view" of the institution of slavery: was their theory a reality? | They viewed it as a step toward conversions. No because their conversions didn't exactly promise freedom | 49 | |
| 5681721198 | In what way did recognizing the freedom of children of slave mothers affect the overall slave trade? | They kept needing more slaves | 50 | |
| 5681721199 | What foods did the immigrants from across the Indian Ocean introduce to Africa? | Bananas, and Coconuts | 51 | |
| 5681721200 | What products were traded in the Islamic ruled cities and towns on the coast? | Bananas, coconuts, pottery, iron | 52 | |
| 5681721201 | What was the importance of Kilwa and why did become the most southern trading port for Indian merchants? | It was luxurious, had access to gold, the Indian merchants could there and back in one monsoon season | 53 | |
| 5681721202 | What is a zimbabwe? : | Stone house | 54 | |
| 5681721203 | What was the significance of Great Zimbabwe? : | it was the largest Zimbabwe | 55 | |
| 5681721204 | What resource formed that basis of commerce for leaders of the Great Zimbabwe and who were their trading partners? | Arab port of Sofaia, gold, glass beads, porcelain | 56 |
