Mr. Wesney - State Building in Africa - Unit 1.5

Question 1

What are the 4 climate zones of Africa?

Answer 1

• Mild climate zone (fertile)
• Desert (40%)
• Rainforest (10%)
• Savannas/ grasslands (40%)

Question 2

What were some societies in Africa considered to be, instead of a bureaucracy?

Answer 2

Stateless

Question 3

What were stateless societies governed by?

Answer 3

Family & kinship groups

Question 4

What language spread through Africa and allowed for a slight similarity in language?

Answer 4

Bantu

Question 5

Where did the Bantu originate from?

Answer 5

Nigeria

Question 6

What knowledge did Bantu people spread?

Answer 6

Agriculture and iron metallurgy

Question 7

What were many Africans religion?

Answer 7

Monothesistic faiths (Ex. Christianity and Islam)

Question 8

What religion spread through North Africa?

Answer 8

Islam

Question 9

Where does christianity spread to?

Answer 9

Ethiopia/ Axum

Question 10

What does the word Ghana mean?

Answer 10

King

Question 11

What did the Ghanaians trade for what?

Answer 11

Gold for salt

Question 12

After Ghana’s downfall what state got independence?

Answer 12

Mali

Question 13

Who founded Mali?

Answer 13

Sundiata

Question 14

Who ruled in 1312-1337 and devalued gold?

Possibly the richest man ever

Answer 14

Mansa musa

Question 15

Who established the Songhay?

Answer 15

Sunni Ali

Question 16

Who defeated the Songhay, because of their access to guns?

Answer 16

Moroccans

Question 17

What’s another phrase for East Africa?

Answer 17

Swahili Coast

Question 18

What were the important port cities for the Swahili Coast?

Answer 18

Mogadishu, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Kilwar

Question 19

What was the Swahili language a mixture of?

Answer 19

Bantu & Arabic

Question 20

What were the states in West Africa that ruled by aristocracy called?

Answer 20

Yoruba

Question 21

What was an important job in the Kongo?

Answer 21

Artisans and blacksmiths