Chapter 9 AP World Flashcards

You better ace this i swear to God....

12693561932	Bantu	-originated: central western Africa -settled in modern East Nigeria -lived by river and open areas in forest -migration spread religion -migrated because of population growth -produced yams, millet, sorghum (in Sudan), oils -domesticated animals -materilineal -spoke Bantu language -migrated throughout western Africa and central Africa towards south eastern/central Africa	0
12693706008	Ghana	-emerges in upper Niger Valley -empire of West Africa -trade with North Africa was needed for tax revenues -cavalry helped them expand to Sudan -Gold came from between the Niger and Senegal rivers -Had king -adopted Islam	1
12693732956	Mali	-empire flourished in South Africa -Gold and salt deposits in the East -economy based on agriculture -Gao and Timbuktu important trading cities -adopted Islam -Capital: Naui -Patrilineal -Cheif; political and religious leader	2
12693840989	Songhai	-powerful empire in West Africa -took Mali's place -adopted Islam -Gao: capital city -extended to Sahara and west toward Niger River -taken over by Moroccan fighting force because they lacked weaponry	3
12693871307	Mansa Musa	-the king of mali at its height of power, he achieved greatness after being a slave -this ruler of Mali expanded Mali to be twice the size of Ghana -ruler of Mali that went on the hajj and returned with Muslim scholars and plans to build mosques and Muslim universities in Timbuktu	4
12693896999	Government of ancient Africa	-hunter/gatherer social structure -patrilineal and matrilineal	5
12693904826	Kush	An African state that developed along the upper reaches of the Nile c. 100 B.C.E.; conquered Egypt and ruled it for several centuries.	6
12693907721	Axum	-The Christian state in Africa that developed its own branch of Christianity, Coptic Christianity, because it was cut off from other Christians due to a large Muslim presence in Africa. -trading center, and powerful ancient kingdom in northern present-day Ethiopia -conquers Meroe	7
12693916239	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	8
12693921906	Muslim	-a follower of the religion of Islam -Most people in this chapter are....	9
12693937014	Pantheism	belief in one creator God -some people in this chapter are.....	10
12694042194	Christianity	-A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus -grew in Sudan, Nubia, and North Western Africa	11
12694088658	Literature	Dilemma or Enigma Tale, Ashanti Tale, Trickster Tale (so basically anything that ends with Tale)	12
12694121811	Salt-Gold Trade routes	Ghana, Mali, Songhai	13