African History (AP World Review) Flashcards
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170969281 | Egypt 3150-30 B.C.E | Nile River Civilization, Predictable Agriculture, Pharaohs, Irrigation, Hieroglyphics, Mummification, Polytheism, Higher Status of Women, Conquered by Assyrians, Persians and Greeks | 0 | |
170969282 | Bantu Migrations 1500 B.C.E.-500 C.E. | Unified by Language, Sedentary Lifestyle, Spurred by Climate Changes, Urban Settlement (Jenne-Jeno) 400 C.E. | 1 | |
170969283 | Axum Civilization 100 C.E.-960 C.E. | Ivory/Gold trade, Christianity and Islam, Linked with Mediterranean/Red Sea Trade | 2 | |
170969284 | Swahili Coastal Cities 100 C.E-1500 C.E. | Merging of Bantu and Arabic beliefs, common language, Indian Ocean Trade Network, traded in gold/slaves/ivory | 3 | |
170969285 | Ghana 800-1000 C.E. | Timbuktu, Gold, Trans-Saharan Trade, Muslim Kings, Freedom of Religion, Camels as transportation | 4 | |
170969286 | Mali 1200-1450 C.E. | Gold/Salt Trade, Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca, Islam | 5 | |
170969287 | Songhai 1340-1591 C.E. | Largest African Empire in history, protection for Muslims, craft guilds (system of labor), some centralization of government | 6 | |
171064051 | Kongo's contact with Portugal 1493 C.E. | Conversion to Christianity, captured slaves for Portuguese, traded in guns | 7 | |
171064052 | Scramble for Africa 1800's C.E. | Belgian "Free State of Congo", Berlin Conference, White Man's Burden, Social Darwinism | 8 |