Ancient Africa

The great trading center of Zimbabwe supplied_________to the East African coast.

Copper, gold, Ivory

n traditional African religions God was forgiving if people

Corrected themselves

What changed the nature of slavery in Africa?

Europeans

True or False: In Ghana it was custom that the inheritance of a kingdom was passed to the king's oldest son.

False

Men and women in traditional West African society were loyal to their

Families

The Sahara Desert had what major effect on West Africa?

Forced traders to find new routes across the north to the west

The empire of Mali used human and capital resources mainly to mine

Gold

What religion was accepted by Ghana but became the religion of Mali and Songhai?

Islam

Why was salt so valuable?

It could preserve meat

The introduction of Iron to the Kingdom of Ghana did which TWO things?

Made iron tools for farming and weapons to conquer other tribes.

Who was the most famous king of Mali? He took the Hajj to Mecca and gave out so much gold that he had to borrow money to come home.

Mansa Musa

Which of the following best describes the political conditions in West Africa?

Monarchs taxed trade routes for their kingdoms.

What are three ways the Bantu people helped peoples lives in villages?

New crops, new iron works, and new homes

The Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Empires were all located along which African landform?

Niger River

Which statement best explains why silent bartering was so useful?

Peaceful trades and kept locations of mines safe

What skills did the Bantu spread through Africa?

Pottery making and mining

West Africa was an important market due to their specialization in which goods?

Salt and Gold

Used in trade caravans across the desert, camels were nicknamed

Ships of the desert

Axum would export ivory, incense, and blank to the Arabian Peninsula.

Slaves

The___________language and culture still exists in East Africa today.

Swahili

In addition to controlling the mines, what was another way Ghana profited from trade?

Taxing Traders

What was the importance of griots in African society?

To pass on traditional African stories.

The spread of religions has always been influenced by various factors. How was Islam first introduced to West Africa?

Trade

The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai benefited from being near the

Trans Sahara Route

True or False:The Kingdom of Ghana and Mali BOTH believed in Ancestor Worship

True

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai became powerful by controlling trade in

West Africa

What do traditional African religions believe in?

Worshiping their ancestors and 1 supreme god.

n many African indigenous religions,____________ are to be venerated and appeased through ceremony, for they can help or harm the living, depending on how well the living appease them.

ancestors

What is the earliest African art form known?

cave paintings

Mansa Musa of Mali allowed?

different religions

Traditional African religions...

follow rules, honor history and ancestors, pray for protection and success.