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Africa Study Guide: How did trade shape the development of Ancient Africa? Aksum, West African Empires, Swahili Coast

Class Work

1. Why have historians failed to recognize African history? How have they begun to remedy this?

2. Identify and locate the different geographic regions, ancient kingdoms and cities of Africa

3. Explain the achievements of Aksum and the West African Empires

4. Explain how the gold and salt trade led to the rise of the West African Summarize the cause

and effect of human migration, specifically the Bantu migration

5. Analyze primary sources to learn about Ancient Africa

6. Describe the culture of the Swahili Coast

7. Explain how the Indian Ocean sea trade (Spice Trade) connected the East and West

8:1 Diverse Societies in Africa – pgs. 193-198

8. Describe and locate the vegetation regions of Africa?

9. What is the Sahel and how does desertification affect the Sahel?

Key Terms: Sahara, Savanna, Mediterranean, Desert, Sahel, Desertification, Djenne-Djeno

8:2 The Kingdom of Aksum and East Africa Trade – pgs.199-202

10.What led to the rise and fall of the Aksum kingdom?

11.Describe the achievements of the Aksum kingdom?

12.Describe the role of Christianity in Aksum?

Key Terms: Adulis, Ezana, Ge’ez, Stelae

15: 1 North and Central African Societies – pgs. 367-370

13.How did Islam spread to and unite North Africa?

Key Terms: Maghrib, Almoravid, Almohad

15:2 West African Empires and Civilizations – pgs. 371-377

14.How the Gold and Salt trade lead to the rise of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

15.Describe the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai (achievements, leaders, religion).

16.How is the story of Sundiata a hero’s journey?

Key Terms: Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Ibn Battuta, Sunni Ali, Askia Muhammad

8:3 Case Study: Bantu-Speaking Peoples – pgs. 203-205

17.What are the patterns of human migration?

18.What are the causes and effects of the Bantu migration (role of iron)?

19.How did the Bantu migration lead to the development of the Swahili coast?

Key Term: Bantu-speaking peoples

15:3 Eastern City-States and Southern Empires – pgs. 378-381

20.Explain the role of monsoon winds on East Coast African trading cities in the development of

the Swahili Coast

21.What led to the rise and fall of Kilwa and Great Zimbabwe?

Key Terms: Swahili, Kilwa, Sofala