chapter 19 Flashcards
Bantu Peoples
They liked many other migrators into africa were skill iron workers. they made axes, adzes, and hoes. The growing Bantu communities also inclueded the forrest foraging people. Bantu people relied on forgargers knowlage. A communities because larger it became harder for foragers to maintain communities. Bantu people traded with foragers for animal skin in return with iron
stateless society/ kindship groups
the style of governing through family or kindshop groups. the heads of families would be apart of the ruling council. The cheif was choosen amoung the heads of the families. the chief represented the whole village at meetings with outher neighboring peropls
Kindom of Ghana
found between sengal and Niger rivers. they protected the land from nomads looking to raid their communities
Mali empire
controled all trade passing thorugh west africa. They also recieved tax from the trading process. in the Mali kingdom the rulers provided protection, lodging, and comforts to muslim merchants in the North. and they helped to spread Muslim religion.
gold-salt trade
ghana was the center for trading gold. at the time gold was in high demand, and ghana held the largest supply of it at the time. They also traded ivory and slaves for things like horses, cloth and salt.
Mansa Musa
1312- 1337
during the empires highest point.
He traveled to mecca and brought soldiers, attendents, slaves, and camales carrying gold. He gave generous gifts to those who hosted him. after his return from mecca he took muslim religion seriously and began building mosques and strongly promoted the islamic religion
ibn Battuta
rich noble white man that traveled from one muslim community to another. his writings showed how societies in africa fallowed the muslim relgion. it wasn’t as stricked but the islamic relgion wasn’t the only thing they concentrated on. (wine drinking/pork eating muslims)
Swahili cities
- located aloong the east african coast. the cities were a main attraction for Muslim merchants. swahili had gold, slaves, ivory, and local products like tortoise shell and pleopard skins. they exchanged these goods for pottery, glass and textiles that were brought from Persia, India, China
great Zimbabwe
the name Zimbabwe refers to the type of house a cheif has. the great zimbabwe refers to the city made of stone towers, palaces, and public buildings. this capital city was where rulers collected taxes and controlled trade between interior and coastal regions. the controll they had over the trade allowed them to make strong alliences with local leaders
Ethiopia
the religion was mainly christianity. they had little contact with other christian communities. the religion reflected Christian valuies but also appealed to African devotes. Rock shrines were also a major part of Ethiopian religion. The rock churches mixed the culture with the new religion.
