Chapter 19 Flashcards

103117845	Sundiata	D- the founder of Mali empire S-	0
103117846	Mansa Musa	D- Was king& brought Mali to its peak of power and wealth; he was the most powerful king in west africa	1
103117847	Ibn Battuta	D- Moroccan Muslim scholar; the most widely traveled individual of his time	2
103117848	Ali ibn Muhammad	D- rebel slave that organized 15,000 Zanj slaves in 869 to revolt from Abbasid; Zanj Revolt was crushed in 883	3
103117849	Griots	D- Professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and advisors to kings within the Mali Empire	4
103117850	Bananas	D- the introduction of these from Asia introduced a fresh migration surge in Africa; After they went to Madagascar, they moved to mainland Africa, allowing Bantu to move to heavily forested areas S- The population of sub-Saharan Africa surged after these were introduced	5
103117851	Kin-Based Societies	D- societies were beased off your family lineage and not wealth S- kept villages organized	6
103117852	Chiefdom	D- A political unit of allied tribes and villages under one recognized leader	7
103117853	Kingdom of Kongo	D- several village alliances; it participated actively in trade networks; most centralized rule of the early Bantu kingdoms; ruled 14th-17th century until undermined by Portuguese slave traders	8
103117854	Camels	D- Pack animals that made cross-Sahara caravans possible S- allowed the people to migrate to knew lands and to trade more extensively	9
103117855	Gao	D-	10
103117856	Kingdom of Ghana	D- first of the great trading empires of western Africa	11
103117857	Koumbi- Saleh	D- Capital of Ghana which had buildings of stone and more than a dozen mosques; Supported by a large number of qadi and Muslim scholars	12
103117858	Mali Empire	D- Formed in 1240 when Sundiata took control of Ghana Empire; It controlled trade across Sahara	13
103117859	Swahili	D- the most widely spoken Bantu languages	14
103117860	Kilwa	D- one of many trading cities on the East African coast	15
103117861	Zimbabwe	D- a country of southern Africa where Bantu people migrated during the first millennium	16
103117862	Age grades	D- a social category based on age, through which individuals pass over the course of their lives	17
103117863	Zanj revolt	D- led by Ali ibn-Muhamad; 15,000 slaves revolt for 14 years until it it ceased by Abbasids in 883	18
103117864	Diviners	D- individuals who by virtue of their innate abilities or extensive training had the power to mediate between humanity and supernatural beings	19
103117865	Axum	D- trading center; powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia	20
103117866	Solomonic Dynasty	D- A string of Ethiopian rulers who claimed descent from David in an attempt to add biblical authority to their rule	21