Developments on Africa Flashcards
there were
bantu speaking people
africa didn’t have a
centralized government
it was a _ with _
stateless society with a kin-based network
migration through africa caused?
many civilizations to start
what was the first state of africa
Ghana
Ghana was
on the west african coast and centralized around gold trade
who weakend ghana
mali
who was mansa musa
richest man he made cities have inflation because of how much gold he had
what was on the east coast?
zimbabwe-Islam
zimbabwe was a blend of
banta-arabic
zimbabwe had a
gold sea trade across the indian ocean
How did ethiopia express power?
though architecture
what did ethiopia make?
11 massive churches made of rock
what was really important
age
why was age important
the younger were expected to respect the elderly
what was created due to the need for slaves?
indian ocean slave trade
why were songs important?
used for spiritual practice, communication, storytelling
who were really important to african culture?
Griots/Griottes
what were griots/griottes
people who knew knowledge that wasn’t written down (a library )
art was important for?
religious practices
what are the three forms of slavery?
chattel,domestic,dept bondage
in chattel slavery
legal property of owner, had no rights
in domestic slavery
slaves were cleaners,cooks,common household workers, had some rights
In debt bondage slavery
Became slaves to pay off debt had some laws
