African Kingdoms Flashcards
Some of the first converts to Islam from the southern Sahara who served as middlemen in trade between Arab caravans and Wangara gold miners.
Mandinke
A strip of grasslands on the southern border of the Sahara also known as the “shore of the desert”
Sahel
Wanted to rebuild Ghana’s Empire. He overthrew the Soninke king and took over Koumbi.
King Sumanguru
Honor and reverence paid to one’s deceased relatives based on the belief that their spirits live on and can influence the gods in one’s favor.
Ancestor Worship
People that lived in West Africa between 500 BC and AD 200. They were the first to make iron.
Nok
A person who is believed to communicate with the spirit world and to help other people interact with the gods
Diviner
An ancient Nok city discovered on the inland delta of the Niger River. It was eventually abandoned.
Jenne-Jeno
1435 Songhai Prince that declared Gao’s Independence
Sunni Ali
A system of succession through the males of the family.
Patrilineal Succession
A region of grasslands containing a scattered trees and vegetation.
Savanna
Sanhaji’s southernmost trading center
Awdagust
An ancient agricultural kingdom of Ghana. People with a rich trans-Saharan trade.
Soninke
A triangle shaped landform of mud and silt deposited at a river’s mouth.
Delta
Region ruled by the Berbers along the northernmost coast of Africa.
Maghreb
The capital of Ghana
Koumbi
