Africa Civilization and the Spread of Islam Flashcards

Chapter 8

298975160	Ifriqiya	the Arabic term for Eastern North Africa	0
298975161	Maghrib	the Arabic word for western North Africa	1
298975162	Almohadis	A reformist movement among the Islamic Berbers of northern Africa; later than the Almoravids; penetrated into sub-Sahara Africa.	2
298975163	Ibn Batuta	Arab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel records	3
298975164	Timbuktu	Port city of Mali; located just off the flood plain on the great bend in the Niger River; population of 50,000; contained a library and university.	4
298975165	Muhammad the Great	extended the boundaries of the songhay empire; islamic ruler of the mid-16th century	5
298975166	Songhay	successor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of Niger valley; formed as independent kingdom under a Berber dynasty; capital at Gao; reached imperial status under Sunni Ali	6
298975167	Hausa	Peoples of northern Nigeria; formed states following the demise of Songhay empire that combined Muslim and pagan traditions.	7
298975168	Sharia	Islamic law; defined among other things the patrilineal nature of Islamic inheritance	8
298975169	Benin	A powerful city-state formed around the 14th century; was not relatively influence by the Europeans despite coming into contact with the Portuguese'; important commercial and political entity until the 19th century	9
298975170	Great Zimbabwe	Bantu confederation of Shona-speaking peoples located between Zambezi and Limpopo rivers; developed after 9th century; featured royal courts built of stone; created centralized state by 15th century; king took title of Mwene Mutapa	10
298975171	Kongo	Kingdom based on agriculture, formed on lower Congo River by late 15th century; capital at Mbanza Kongo; ruled by hereditary monarchy.	11