AP World History Chapter 8 Flashcards

12552357	Ibn Batuta	Arab traveler; described African societies and cultures in his travel records;	0
12552358	Sundiata	The "Lion Prince"; a member of the Keita clan; created a unified state that became the Mali Empire; became emperor;	1
12552359	Lalibela	King of Ethiopia AFTER Christians came through; made 11 churches and all bore his name	2
12552360	Mansa	Mansa Kankan Musa; converted to Islam, ruler of Mali; made pilgrimage to Mecca; caused inflation in price of gold as Mali was known for gold; brought back architect who built mosques in Mali (Great Mosque of Jenne)	3
12552361	Mwene Mutapa	King of Great Zimbabwe, helped them make a rapid expansion. dominated over sources of gold. representatives of it helped export textiles and impressed Europeans with iron weapons.	4
12552362	Centralized societies	used a bureaucracy; examples are Oyo, Zimbabwe, and Luba (in Katanga)	5
12557902	Secret Societies	ended family disputes, banishment and forms new society. Is a government, has a power structure, leader is usually the eldest or council of elders rule. CAN CHECK THE POWER OF LEADER IF NECESSARY. sent junior members to resolve power struggles. Located mainly in west african forest	6
12557903	Stateless Societies	No need for taxation, hard to do long distance trading, hard to resist outside influences, they had a delayed ability to respond to outside pressures. examples Hausa states, Yoruba, and Benin.	7
12557904	Ethiopia	most important African Christian outpost. retained Christian religion despite increasing pressure from the Muslims	8
12557905	Sahel	extensive grassland belt at the southern edge of the Sahara; became point of exchange between North and South Africa where ideas, people, and trade arrived. Several states in this region developed an islamic culture that mixed with local practices.	9
12557906	Griots	professional oral historians; passed stories down through generations since Africa DID NOT HAVE A WRITING SYSTEM.	10
12557907	Yoruba	city-states that developed in northern Nigeria; Ile-Ife had an artistic style similar to that of the Nok culture. ag society supported by peasantry; dominated by an aristocracy	11
12557908	Oyo	yoruban city-state; had a king who used nobles in provinces. secret society of Ogboni checked the king's power	12
12557909	Great Zimbabwe	Bantu kingdom; centralized state. Mwene Mutapa	13
12557910	Nok	early African culture in which Bantu developed and spread.	14