Ch.15 Flashcards
Global Studies
1
Q
Aksum
A
A prosperous trading kingdom that is now Ethiopia
2
Q
Ezana
A
The king of Aksum
3
Q
Hub
A
A center
4
Q
Mariners
A
a sailor
5
Q
Monsoon
A
A strong seasonal wind in south or southwest Asia
6
Q
dhow
A
a ship with a long, thin hull and triangular sails
7
Q
Sultan
A
a ruler of the Ottoman empire
8
Q
Swahili
A
A culture that is made up of Muslim and Arabic
9
Q
city-states
A
a city that controls the surrounding cities and towns
10
Q
Kilwa
A
One of the most powerful city-states in Africa
11
Q
Bantu
A
A way to say people in Africa
12
Q
Migration
A
The movement from one place to another
13
Q
Lingua franca
A
a language commonly used by many different groups of people
14
Q
Shona
A
A Bantu-speaking migrator that settled on the plateau between two rivers in South Africa
15
Q
Great Zimbabwe
A
The place that the Shona people established
