Medieval African Kingdoms (Chapter 10)

3. the wealth of the East African kingdoms was based on ____
5. major trading state in E.Africa (south of Egypt)
7. the last of the great West African trading kingdoms to rise after Mali
9. the secondary name for the region of Aksum
10. the culture and language of the East Coast of Africa/ blend of two cultures
13. the dominant southeastern African trading kingdom
14. the first great West African trading kingdom
15. the West African kingdoms convert to ____ by the end of the Medieval Period
16. tropical grasslands of Eastern Africa
19. the ____ peoples migrated from E.Central Africa to the south, around the 1st century AD, spreading their languages
20. Aksum began to decline due to the invasion of the _____
22. Great Zimbabwe had an uncommon capital, as it had a castle made of _____.
23. the river on which the three West African trading kingdoms were located

1. this West African kingdom emerged after Ghana
2. Aksum's location on the ____ ____ made it a powerful trading kingdom
4. the main religion of early African peoples
5. Swahili is a blend of native Africa and _____ culture/language
6. the "salt for gold" trade routes crossed this great desert
8. the religion of Medieval Aksum
10. the region of Africa that divides the dry north from the more tropical south
11. this word means "stone houses" in the Shona language
12. the most famous king of Mali...due to his Hajj and his generosity
14. the "history teachers" of early African society
16. Muslims captured many Eastern African peoples and made them ____,sending them to the Middle East
17. the primary trade good sent south by North African kingdoms in exchange for gold
18. early African villages were based upon family groups known as _____. (p.285)
21. this metal technology entered Africa by about the 500s BC
24. the primary trade good sent north by West African kingdoms