WHST B Ch12

Which of the following was a major Southern African trade city?

• Mbuti

• Djenne-Djenno

• Adulis

• San

Stateless Societies are best characterized by...

• Having no formal leader, and being Islamic

• Primarily existing in Southern Africa, and being built around families and seniority

• Being migratory peoples, and believing in Animism

• Having no formal leader, and being built around family lines and seniority.

The Nok people...

• Started the North African Iron Age

• Started Trans-Saharan trade routes

• Started the West African Iron Age

• Imported bronze from the Greeks

The Bantu-Speaking people hailed from the north-westernmost part of the African rain forested region, and went on to...

• Spread north and east, eventually founding the Kingdom of Aksum on the edge of the Red Sea

• Spread south and east, seperating into the Mbuti and San tribes and eventually converting to Islam after 632

• Spread south and east, mingling with or fighting off the tribes there, spreading ironworking and the Bantu language

• Conduct Slash-and-Burn clearing in the Amazon Rainforest

Push-pull factors are reasons people ____ and fall into the following three types...

• Go to war. Economic, Political, Emotional.

• Migrate. Economic, Environmental, Providencial.

• Invent. Economic, Political, Social.

• Migrate, Environmental, Political, Economic.

Ezana, a great king of Aksum, contributed to the nation's history by ...

• Converting to Christianity, expanding Aksum into Kush and the Arabian Peninsula.

• Converting to Christianity, Provoking an Islamic invasion in 632 A.D.

• Converting to Christianity, razing the city of Adilus to the ground in 710 A.D.

• Converting to Islam, dieing in 360 A.D.

The Kingdom of Aksum contributed much to Africa's history, most importantly, it...

• Became one of the first international trade hubs, thanks to the city of Adilus.

• Introduced Africa to Iron through trade, sparking the North African Iron Age.

• It provoked Islamic expansion by invading the Arabian Peninsula.

• Its collapse paved the way for the rise of the Empire of Kush.

The kingdom of Aksum's decline was caused by (select all that apply.)

• The encirclement of the Islamic states cutting Aksum off from trade.

• Aksum's agriculture depleting the land, making it near impossible to grow crops.

• The destruction of Adilus destroyed much of the wealth of Aksum

• The Kingdom descended into decadence and excess, eventually collapsing into infighting.

The Maghrib is...

• A seasonal McDonalds sandwich.

• The northern coastal region of Africa, and the stageing region from which Islam spread across northern Africa and into Spain.

• The region in which the founding city of Islam, Mecca, is locate.

• The rainforested region of Africa, where the Bantu-Speaking peoples hail from.

The Almoravids were...

• Muslims who followed the teachings of Ibn Tumart and valued the Qur'an over all.

• Muslims who expanded the religion by force and brought it to India by way of the middle east.

• Muslims who lived in the Maghrib, and forcefully introduced Islam to Spain under the guidance of Ibn Yasin.

• A group of Islamic knights famous for their battles against the Templars in the Crusades.