Africa Flashcards
Early Kush was influenced by
Egypt
This percentage of Africans are Muslim
50%
Persian and Arabic influences helped develop this culture
Swahili
This kingdom in West Africa grew wealthy in the gold-for-salt trade
Ghana
Islamic principle of giving to charity
Zakat
An East African country that did not convert to Islam
Ethiopia
African country that was the first to convert to Christianity
Egypt (Nubia)
The first country to bring Christianity to Africa
Portugal
Ancient African kingdom that conquered part of Egypt and copied its culture by building pyramids
Kush
First African country to convert to Islam
Egypt
The Shona people gained control over this empire’s gold trade
Songhai
The Mali leader built this area into a leading center of Islamic learning and culture
Timbuktu
Trade with Arab countries brought this religion to Africa
Islam
The center of learning in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1300s and 1400s was
Timbuktu
The purpose of European missionaries in Africa was
Build schools, hospitals and churches
Spread Christianity
How did Islam spread across Africa?
The rulers tended to convert first
Why didn’t the interior of Africa convert to Islam as quickly as other parts?
Trade was difficult there, making interactions with others rare
How did the Swahili culture develop in East Africa?
Through the spread of the language and trade with Swahili speakers
Aksum became a prosperous kingdom because
Trade routes from the Red Sea into Egypt and Africa passed through it
Leader of Mali who supported the arts and made Timbuktu a cultural center
Mansa Musa
What is a similarity between how Islam and Christianity spread across Africa?
Both had groups that built schools to teach literacy as well as religion
What helped both Islam and Christianity spread across Africa?
Trade
These groups set up trading centers along the East African coast
Persia
Indonesia
Arab groups
