chapter 19 world geography

cash crops

a crop grown for direct sale and not for use in a region

aksum

important trading capital for the first and 8th century

great zimbabwe

a city established in what is now zimbabwe by the shona around 1000; it became the capital of a thriving gold-trade area

apartheid

a policy of complete separation of races. instituted by the white minority government of south africa in 1948

mutapa empire

astate founded in the 15th century by a man named mutota and that extended through all of present day zimbabwe except the eastern part

king leopold 2

belgan king who opened up the african interior to european trade along the congo river and by 1884 controlled the area known as the congo free state

fang sculptures

carved boxes containing the skull and bones of deceased once stars created by the fang who lived in gabon souther cameroon and equational guinea

berlin conference

conference of 14 european nations held from 1884-1885

gor'ee island

island off the coast of a major departure point for slaves durring the slave trade

islam

monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the profit muhammad and the biggest cultural influence in north america

stateless society

one in which families whose members are descended from a common ancestor to govern themselves

nelson mandela

one of the leaders of the african national congress who led a struggle to end apartheid and was elected president in 1994 in the first of all race elections in south africa

ashanti

people who now live in what is Ghana in west africa who are known for their artful weaving of colorful asasia or kente cloth

olduvali georgia

site of fossil beds in northern tanzania

moloutu ses seko

the leader of the zair which is now the democratic republic of the congo from its independence in 1960 until 1997. he brought the countries businesses under national control, profited from the recognition and used the army to hold power

bantu migrations

the movement of the bantu peoples southward through africa spreading their language andd culture from 500 b.c to a.d 1000

rai

type of music developed in the 1920's by poor urban children

pandemic

uncontrollable outbreak of disease affecting a large population over a wide geographical region