Details Title: Medieval Africa Description: Chapter 3 Total Flash Cards: 45 Created: 11/03/2008 10:48:49		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Medieval Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term       death road Definition         trade route connecting western Africa to the coast of the Mediterranean Sea Term       Queen Nzinga Definition     promised to free all enslaved  people in her kingdom Term       National Honor of the Trousers Definition     reward given to heroic solidiers in Mali Term       Ghana Definition         grew wealthy from taxes on the salt and gold trades Term       Songhai Definition         the largest empire in West Africa in the 1500's Term         African Diaspora Definition       the spread of African culture around the world by enslaved Africans Term         Nile Definition         Africa's longest river Term         Bantu Definition       fishing groups that migrated throughout Africa around 3000 b.c. Term       Axum Definition         a city state in Ethiopia   Term       Mansa Musa Definition         journeyed to Makkah in 1324 Term     The Sahara, rain forests, and savannas of Africa are all Definition     on the African Plateau   Term     Ghana's farmland Definition     became poor over time. Term     Sundiata Keita was a Definition     great worrior-king who seized Ghana Term     What factor allowed artisans  to thrive in the rain forest kingdoms? Definition       food surpluses Term     How were many traditional African religions similar to Christianity, Judaism, and Islam? Definition     They shared a belief in one supreme God? Term       The Swahili culture was Definition     influenced in part by Islam. Term     Ibn Battuta, a young lawyer from Morocco,     Definition     was a Muslim who travelled extensively and found many West Africans studied the Quaran.   Term     How were children educated in medieval West Africa? Definition     by oral histories and proverbs  Term   What major crop did the Portugese produce using enslaved Africans? Definition       sugarcane Term     Songs sung by ensaved Africans Definition     connected them to their homeland. Term     How did rain forest kingdoms differ from the savanna kingdoms?   Definition   The rain forest kingdoms like Benin and  Congo had rich farmlands and produced a surplus of foods like bananas and rice. Because of this surplus the kingdoms supported a class of artisans. These kingdoms traded food and crafts for salt and copper from the savanna. Term     How did Islam affect Northern and Eastern Africa? Definition   Islam was popular in the cities of northern and eastern Africa, but had less impact in the countryside. In E. Africa, Swahili culture combined traditional African culture with Islamic influence.  Islam influenced African laws and ideas, introduced Arabic to Africans, advanced learning, and influenced art and architecture. Term     Benin Definition     an empire in the rainforest Term Definition Term     camels Definition     revolutionalized trade  across the Sahara. Term     jazz Definition       developed  from African music Term     plateau Definition       an area of high flat land Term     plantations Definition     huge farms that grew a crop for sale Term     Swahili Definition     the culture and language of East Africa Term       Clan Definition     a group of people descended from the same ancestor Term       griots Definition       storytellers Term       matrilineal Definition     tracing descendent through mothers Term       Islam Definition       spread from Arabia into Africa beginning in the A.D. 600s Term       Hans Vischer called a trade route "death road" because   Definition       it crossed 1,500  miles of the Sahara. Term       The Nile and Niger Rivers  have what in common? Definition       Civilizations grew up along their banks. Term       Ghana grew wealthy  in part because it Definition       kept a big army with iron weapons Term       How did Sunni Ali conquer the Berbers? Definition       by controlling economic resources Term       What religion did King Ezana of Axum help bring to Africa?     Definition       Christianity Term       Who did Sundiata of Mali  put in charge of provinces?   Definition       generals Term       What is the earliest form of African art known?   Definition       cave paintings of everyday life Term       What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?   Definition       the arrival of Europeans Term       What lead to the growth of centralized governments in West Africa? Definition       the emergence of large empires Term       Mansa Musa of Mali Definition       used his pilgrimage to  showcase his empire Term       How did the kingdoms in the rain forest differ from the savanna kingdoms?   Definition       Farmland in the savanna was not rich.  Savanna kigdoms were wealthy in salt, copper, & gold which they traded with the rainforest kingdoms for food. Term       How did Islam affect northern  and eastern Africa? Definition     Mansa Musa of Mali made his country known to the world when he went on his pilgrimage to Makkah.  This increased the Arabic world's interest in trading with the area.