Kingdoms and States of Medieval Africa

an extended family unit that has combined into a larger community

• lineage group

• matrilineal

• patrilenial

• diviner

tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father

• patrilineal

• lineage line

• matrilenial

• ancestry

tracing the lineage through the father

• patrilineal

• matrilineal

• griot

• diviner

What common religious idea did most African societies believe?

• no single creator

• one single creator

• divination

• monotheism

All but which one were three early African societies.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Sahara

Most of North Africa was converted to what religion?

• Buddhism

• monotheism

• Islam

• Hinduism

These were oral storytellers to pass down history in the absence of a written language.

• diviners

• founders

• griots

• lineage groups

Which merchants came to dominate much of the trade in Ghana over time?

• Muslims

• Berbers

• Griots

• diviners

What were the two main commodities traded?

• salt and pork

• gold and salt

• gold and silver

• silver and salt

What were known as "fleets of the desert?"

• ships

• mounted horses

• Timbuktu

• camels