Ch. 19

Question 1

What were griots?

Answer 1

professional singers and storytellers

Question 2

By 1000, most parts of Africa south of the equator had been settled by people speaking what language?

Answer 2

Bantu

Question 3

What food helped the Bantu expand into the forested regions of Africa?

Answer 3

Bananas

Question 4

What we the political structure of early Bantu societies?

Answer 4

had no government stateless society

Question 5

Why did Mali become the wealthiest Kingdom, in Sub-Saharan Africa?

Answer 5

his control of the gold trade

Question 6

What religion did the kings of Ghana convert to?

Answer 6

Islam

Question 7

Who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324-1325? Why is this important?

Answer 7

Mansa Musa.

Question 8

What does the term Swahili mean?

Answer 8

coasters

Question 9

What trade networks did both East and West Africa depend on?

Answer 9

The Monsoon Winds

Question 10

How did gender issues in sub-Saharan Africa compare to other societies?

Answer 10

men-hard heavy labor, largely monopolized public authority, women enjoyed high honor as the sources of life

Question 11

What did Africans use to replace the wealth of land ownership?

Answer 11

Slaves