World Civilizations Chapter 8 Terms Flashcards
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| 222939243 | Demographic transition | slow to rapid population growth or decline associated with industrialization | 0 | |
| 222939244 | Timbuktu | town in west African river port nation off the coast of thee Niger river, city of Mali, had famous Muslim University. | 1 | |
| 222939245 | Bantu Migration | group from Nigeria to Africa. | 2 | |
| 222939246 | Songhay | started as a fishing community successor state to Mali dominated Niger Valley capital Gao | 3 | |
| 222939247 | Sahel | eco-climatic & bio geographic zone of transition grassland belt at southern edge of Sahara; exchange religion between South and North. | 4 | |
| 222939248 | Islamization | spread of Islam across North East Africa and Middle East | 5 | |
| 222939249 | Ifriqiya | term used by romans for africa | 6 | |
| 222939250 | Ibn Batuta | arab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel records (Marco Polo) | 7 | |
| 222939251 | Ghana | located in west africa (country) Soniki = inhabited called Ghana because of people their ruler. | 8 | |
| 222939252 | Sharia | men=women in africa, Islam makes womens rights decline. Patrimonial Inheritance. | 9 | |
| 222939253 | Sudanic States | states trading to the North of Africa and mixing Islamic indigenous ways including patriarchal structures | 10 | |
| 222939254 | Ethiopia | Christian kingdom that developed in the highlands of eastern Africa under the king lalaibela . Christian kingdom highlands of east africa. | 11 | |
| 222939255 | Griots | a west African story teller oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and adviser of kings | 12 | |
| 222939256 | Maghrib | arabic term for Western North Africa | 13 | |
| 222939257 | Axum | City of Northern Ethiopia original capital of eponymous kingdom trading kingdom ethiopian christian culture | 14 | |
| 222939258 | Stateless Societys | society not governed by a state organized through kinship | 15 | |
| 222939259 | Ile-Ife | city of Nigeria spoke Yorubu holyest Yorubian city. Teracotta and bronze portrait heads = best African art. | 16 | |
| 222939260 | Juula | Malique merchants formed small partner ships and groups to carry out trade in West africa. | 17 | |
| 222939261 | Zenji | arabic term for people of east africa | 18 | |
| 222939262 | Mansas Kankan Musa | King of Mali empire , brought it to its greatest height, made pigrimage to mecca, and became legendary for giving out gold, he gave so much gold in one city that it caused the price of gold to drop. he embodyed wealth in africa . he was muslim and it gave the idea to people that "if you are muslim you can be rich" | 19 |