Chapter 26 Flashcards

107943908	What empire was the dominant power of West Africa?	Songhay Empire	0
107943909	Which empire replaced the Mali Empire?	Songhay Empire	1
107943910	What ruler helped expand the Songhay dynasty in 1464?	Sunni Ali	2
107943911	What was the capital of the Songhay empire?	Gao	3
107943912	Who did the Songhay dynasty fall to and when?	The Moroccans in 1591.	4
107943913	What did Vasco de Gama do? [related to the Swahilli nonsense]	Forced the ruler of Kilwa to pay tribute which disrupted trade.	5
107943914	Where was the empire of Kongo located?	Central Africa after 1300's.	6
107943915	Who did the Kongo establish a diplomatic and commercial relationship with?	Portugal in 1482.	7
107943916	What did King Alfonso do?	He converted to Christianity, it's a big ****in' deal.	8
107943917	What led to the decline of the Kongo empire?	The Portugese really wanted their slaves and would often go on Slave Raids in Africa. This eventually led to war in 1665.	9
107943918	What was the relationship between the Kingdom of Ndongo and and the Portuguese?	The Portuguese were interested in making the Ndongo slaves.	10
107943919	Queen Nzinga	let spirited resistance to Portuguese, 1623 - 16623. She was ultimately unable to completely block Portuguese forces.	11