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Who was the Mali king that brought much gold to Mecca?
-Mansamusa
What was the common trade language along the eastern coast of Africa?
-Swahili
Who was the Supreme Being of the Kikuyu people?
-Ngai
Who was the Ethiopian king that became a Coptic Christian?
-King Ezance
Name the river that bordered Zimbabwes empire.
-Zambezi
What was one of the finest and most substantially built towns?
-Kilwa
Name the modern town on Somalias eastern coast.
-Mogadishu
Who were the people that Kilwa engaged in jihad against?
-Zinj people
Who founded the Kingdom of Mali?
-King Sunjata
What means ruler?
-Mansa
Maize is another name for what food?
-Corn
What material did the Africans forge into tools and use as a form of money?
-Iron
Name two West African trading items.
-Gold, iron & cotton
What large city built near the Sabi River has a name that means great house of stone?
-Zimbabwe
What is the ancient name for China?
-Cathay
List two ways in which a camels body is built for desert survival.
-Stores liquid
-Stores energy
-Shuts out sandstorms
Where was the kingdom of Kush located?
-Ethiopia
What is another name for Aksum?
-Ethiopia
What regions did African towns trade with?
-India
-China
-Arabia
Coptic Christians regard Menelik as the offspring of what king?
-King Solomon
What has been the imperial title of Ethiopian rulers?
-The conquering lion of the tribe of Judah.
What commodities did major businesses in eastern African cities center themselves?
-Ivory
-Stones
-Slaves
Followers of what religion composed the first written history of Africa?
-Islam
What empire became prosperous partly because of its gold and salt trading?
-Ghana
What clan believed in one god?
-Kikuyu
What developed independently in Africa?
-Iron
What ages did African empires build advanced cities?
-Europe's dark ages
Name of a large area of flat grasslands.
-Savannah
What was the most important element of traditional African culture?
-Family
What was made by carving rock below ground level?
-Church Salalibeli
What do animists believe?
-Spirits exist in nature
What became widely adopted in northern Africa due to the spread of Islam in the region?
-Arabic
Where did livestock serve as a sign of wealth and prosperity?
-Africa
What type of land is Africa covered by?
-Deserts and rain forests
What is the Sahel?
-A narrow strip of land in Africa between the Sahara Desert and the rain forest.
What did Africans grow?
-Maize
-Yahns
What do the Coptic Christians believe?
-They believed that the tabet contained the original
When did people start to convert their religions?
-13th Century
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Chapter 3 Study Guide.txt
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This a study guide for 7th grade World Studies, chapter 3.
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