CHAPTER 9 AP WORLD HISTORY Flashcards

11556059618	Ibn Battuta	(1304-1369) Morrocan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. He wrote a detailed account of his visits to Islamic lands from China to Spain and the western Sudan. His writings gave a glimpse into the world of that time period.	0
11556073106	Bantu Migration	The movement of the Bantu peoples southward throughout Africa, spreading their language and culture, from around 500 b.c. to around A.D 1000	1
11556079437	Malaria	A disease caused by mosquitoes implanting parasites in the blood. Importance: was spread by the Bantu migration	2
11556084171	Ancestor Veneration	Veneration of the dead or ancestor reverence is based on the beliefs that the dead have a continued existence, and may possess the ability to influence the fortune of the living, the worship of deceased ancestors. Importance: common in africa especially pre-islam	3
11556088609	Kin-based network	relation or network between two or more people that is based on common ancestry (descent) or marriage (affinity). importance: first way of government/social class in africa	4
11556092076	Trans-Saharan Trade	route across the sahara desert. Major trade route that traded for gold and salt, created caravan routes, economic benefit for controlling dessert, camels played a huge role in the trading	5
11556096109	Camels	Pack animals that made cross-Sahara caravans possible	6
11556100403	Indian Ocean Trade	world's richest maritime trading network that was essential for the prosperity of East Africa	7
11556103689	Swahili city-states	dominated trade along the east African coast	8
11556106620	Ghana	First known kingdom in sub-Saharan West Africa between the sixth and thirteenth centuries C.E. Also the modern West African country once known as the Gold Coast. gold and salt trade.	9
11556109477	Mali	Empire created by indigenous Muslims in western Sudan of West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century. It was famous for its role in the trans-Saharan gold trade.	10
11556109478	Timbuktu	City on the Niger River in the modern country of Mali. It was founded by the Tuareg as a seasonal camp sometime after 1000. importance; As part of the Mali empire, Timbuktu became a major major terminus of the trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning.	11
11556114915	Zimbabwe	a country of southern Africa. Various Bantu peoples migrated into the area during the first millennium	12
11556118259	Great Zimbabwe	City, now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe), whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and 1450 importance: it was a trading center and the capital of a large state.	13
11556121479	Mansu Musa	Was the greatest ruler of Kingdom Mali. Throne time 1312. He expanded borders and ensured peace and order in Mali. Converted to Islam and based justice on the Quran. But still promoted religious freedom. Made a Hijj, and built schools. Importance: helped develop islam in africa.	14
11556124168	Griot	a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers. Importance: maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.	15