Empires of Africa

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The spread of which language family is most closely tied to migrations throughout central and southern Africa?

  • Bantu (correct)
  • Arabic
  • Swahili
  • Aksumite

Which of the following maritime technologies was crucial for trade in the Indian Ocean?

  • Caravel
  • Junk
  • Galleon
  • Dhow (correct)

What political structure primarily characterized the East African coast during the height of Indian Ocean trade?

  • Tributary Provinces
  • Centralized Empires
  • Vassal States
  • Independent Coastal Trading Villages (correct)

Which ruler sought to modernize his kingdom by adopting Christianity and ending the slave trade, influenced by Portuguese interactions?

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What best describes the primary economic activity of the Kongo Kingdom?

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King Enzana is best known for what?

<p>Converting Aksum to Christianity. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What commodity was most sought after from the Kingdom of Aksum?

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How did monsoon winds impact trade routes?

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What distinguishing feature set the Kingdom of Aksum apart from many of its neighbors?

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How did the tribute system function in the united kingdom?

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Flashcards

Bantu

A major African language family and the name of peoples speaking these languages, known for migrations throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Dhow

A trading ship using wind-catching, triangular sails.

Sultans

Controlled coastal trading villages along the East coast of Africa

Alfonso I

Ruler of Kongo who was influenced by the Portuguese and wanted to establish a modern Christian state and end the slave trade.

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Kongo Kingdom

A powerful kingdom that once ruled much of Central Africa, largely an agricultural state on the lower Congo River with its capital at Mbanza Kongo.

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King Enzana

Ruled from 325-350 AD, conquered the Arabian peninsula, Kush, and Meroe, converted Aksum to Christianity

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Aksum Exports

Metals (iron, bronze)

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Monsoon Winds

Winds that carried ships on the Indian Ocean between India and Africa.

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Aksum

A kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia that was a sizable trading state and the center of Christian culture.

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Great Zimbabwe

City, now in ruins (in the modern African country of Zimbabwe), whose many stone structures were built between about 1250 and 1450, when it was a trading center and the capital of a large state.

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Swahili

A Bantu language and culture that developed from the combining of African and Muslim cultures on the East coast of Africa.

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Study Notes

  • Bantu is a major African language family and the collective name for a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and the peoples who speak them, known for migrations throughout central and southern Africa.
  • A dhow is a trading ship that utilizes wind-catching, triangular sails.
  • Sultans controlled coastal trading villages along the East coast of Africa.
  • Alfonso I was the ruler of Kongo, influenced by the Portuguese, who aimed to establish a modern Christian state and end the slave trade.
  • The Kongo Kingdom was a powerful kingdom that once ruled much of Central Africa, primarily an agricultural state on the lower Congo River, with its capital at Mbanza Kongo.
  • King Enzana ruled from 325-350 AD, conquering the Arabian Peninsula, Kush, and Meroe, and converting Aksum to Christianity.
  • Metals (iron, bronze) were a major trading export for the kingdom of Aksum.
  • Monsoon winds carried ships on the Indian Ocean between India and Africa.
  • Aksum was a kingdom in northwestern Ethiopia, serving as a sizable trading state and a center of Christian culture.
  • The tribute system is a system in which defeated peoples were forced to pay a tax in goods and labor, subsidizing the development of large cities as part of the united kingdom known as the manikongo.
  • Great Zimbabwe is a city, now in ruins in Zimbabwe, with many stone structures built between 1250 and 1450, serving as a trading center and capital of a large state.
  • Swahili is a Bantu language and culture developed from the combination of African and Muslim cultures on the East coast of Africa.

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