Dates Flashcards
When did the Bantu people reach present-day Zimbabwe
800 A.D
City of Kilwa had expansive territories stretching far north as _____
Pemba
City of Kilwa had expansive territories stretching south as _____
Sofala
Where was the salt mines 500 miles north of Timbuktu
Taundenni
Where was the salt mined eventually end up?
Town of Mopti
Which territories did Sundiata capture?
Former territories of Ghana, Gao, Jenne, and Walata
When did Mansa Musa visited Mecca?
1324
Which countries did the Swahili coast city-states have a strong commercial bond with?
Persia, Arabia, Iraq, Indonesia, India, and South Asia
How did Mansa Musa slowly convert the population to Islam
Building out of bricks, wearing flowing robes and turbans, building with an Islamic archietecture
Who was the first emperor of Mali?
Sandiata
By when was the knowledge of iron-working spread to Africa?
600 A.D.
How did the Bantu people use iron to their advantage
Could easily absorb native tribe such as the Khoisans as they moved Southeast ward
Where does the gold trade start?
Senegal, Nigeria, and Ghana
When did the Arabs and the Indonesians arrive in East Africa?
12th century
When did the Portuguese arrive in East Africa
15th century
