Africa Review

3. Ezana- aksum was able to raise height when he was in power and was a very wealthy person
5. Zimbabwe- laid along a trade route, was served as a middle man, had around 1800 people, also known as stone house
6. wind patterns
11. was an empire in africa with strong achievements
13. aksum extended from them and was power around the same time of aksum
14. open grassland
15. most powerful kingdom in east africa by its trade
16. City-states- made money of off trade, lin\ked merchants for overseas trade, Kilwa is the most powerful city state
18. Musa- started hajji and a journey to mecca
19. a semiarid strip of land across the center of africa that divides the shahara from wetter areas
21. Dynasty- long lasting dynasty for 700 years until 1974
22. controlled trade with west africa

1. strong agriculture and trade, first group to travel with europeans, brought a lot of wealth
2. Lalibela- most famous Zagwe king in 1200s, known for his 11 stone christians churches
4. thriving and successful agriculture, located near niger river, had grate trade, first to discover blu fabric, and raised a lot of farm animals
7. an african society that emerged in the late 1100s along the east african coast and combined elements of african, asian, and islamic cultures
8. was the founder of the mali empire
9. Largest desert in the world located in africa
10. mainly traded alot of wood cravings and did a lot of medal working with coppers and silvers
12. Enclosure- a large stone ruin that runs 35 ft high and 180 ft long, most impressive stone structure of great zimbabwe
15. Muhammad- people had a golden age during this time, he was muslim, made it to hausa
17. RainForests- hot, humid and dense forests high rainfall year-round
18. center of trade in west africa and muslim learning, history was passed down orally
19. Ali- was the ruler of the songhai empire
20. Grasslands- farther south of africa, warm temp year round
22. the written and spoken language of aksum