south africa kingdom

Question 1

kongo

Answer 1

kingdom on western Africa coast

Question 2

m’banza

Answer 2

capital city of kongo

Question 3

afonso 1

Answer 3

Kongo ruler that spreader European influence

Question 4

bantu

Answer 4

ppl from west-central Africa migrated to South & east

Question 5

kilwa

Answer 5

wealthy city-state of East Africa coast

Question 6

swahili

Answer 6

language mixed of bantu & arabic

Question 7

shona people

Answer 7

bantu speaking ppl settled in valley of limpopo river in southern Africa

Question 8

great zimbabwe

Answer 8

largest settlement & center of shona empire

Question 9

nzinga

Answer 9

African queen who stood up against European & went against slavery of her ppl

Question 10

result of bantu migration of bantu speaking ppl?

Answer 10

exchanged & intermarriage w/groups they met, new cultures formed over time

Question 11

why did european/Portuguese come to southern africa

Answer 11

• trading
• wanted to convert Africans to their religion
•wanted slaves

Question 12

why did arabs/Persians come to southern africa

Answer 12

•trading
•convert Africans to their religion
•gold

Question 13

why effects did europeans/Portuguese have on southern africa

Answer 13

kongo influneced by portugese customs, Kongo became enslaved, wanted to dominate trade, population loss in Africa, wars between African neighboring kindoms for European benefits

Question 14

how did great Zimbabwe gain wealth

Answer 14

gold trade, taxed traders who used gold trade routes

Question 15

how did Zimbabwe’s geography/climate impact it

Answer 15

•rich farmland -> helped farming & herding
•near trade routes -> taxes travelers looking to trade

Question 16

how did kongo’s geography/climate impact it

Answer 16

fertile soil -> easy farming
fishing areas
near Iron & copper ore deposits
river -> trade & transportation

Question 17

how did swahili’s geography/climate impact it

Answer 17

sailor travel between China & east Africa via Indian Ocean w/ its monsoon wind systems

Question 18

Kongo kingdoms organization

Answer 18

king controlled economy & made provinces pay taxes every 6 months

Question 19

what did India bring to Africa

Answer 19

spices, cotton cloth, rice

Question 20

what did arabs/Persians bring to africa

Answer 20

incense, glass, pearls, fabric, Muslim culture

Question 21

what did China bring to Africa

Answer 21

silk, jade, porcelain

Question 22

what did europe bring to Africa

Answer 22

firearms, horses, manufactured goods

Question 23

how did the arabs affect south africa

Answer 23

shared language, ideas, new culture (swahili)