World History
HAVE OUT YOUR WRITE NOW PAPER, SPIRAL, AND MAP.
Write Now: Day 22 WN 5.2
Respond to the following in the complete sentences in the space for
class meeting 2 on your paper.
Tell me 3 things you learned about West African Kingdoms,
2 things you found interesting from the video or from what
we have studied about West Africa, and 1 new word you
have encountered from this chapter.
East African Kingdoms and
Trading States
What influence did religion and trade have on the
development of East Africa?
ESSENTIAL QUESTION
Topical Questions
•
How did religion influenced the
development of Axum and
Ethiopia?
•
How did trade affect the citystates in East Africa?
•
What was the Great Zimbabwe?
Silent Reading
Read the Section Summary 11.3.
Mark the text-underline the main ideas.
Circle the key vocabulary words.
Complete ALL the questions.
Complete the flow-chart.
Put it in your spiral.
The kingdom of Axum flourished between 300
B.C. and A.D. 600.
•
Axum stretched from the
mountains of present-day
Ethiopia to the Red Sea.
Axum grew very wealthy through trade.
• One of its main cities, Adulis, was
a port on the Red Sea. Here,
goods such as ivory, animal hides,
and gold were brought to market.
• Axum controlled a triangular trade
network between Africa, India, and
the Mediterranean.
Axum converted to Christianity in the 300s.
Strengthened the
kingdom’s ties with North
Africa and the
Mediterranean.
With the spread of Islam,
Axum became isolated
from many of its trading
partners.
Civil war and economic weakness led to the decline of Axum.
Legacy Survived in Ethiopia
King Lalibela:
He directed the building of
Christian churches, carved
into solid rock.
Protected by rugged
mountains, Ethiopia kept its
independence for centuries.
Trade linked distant ports in Africa, Asia, and the Middle
East.
• By the 600s,
sailors learned
that monsoon
winds would
carry them
from India to
Africa each
year.
Trade led to a
new language.
• Arabic words were absorbed
into the Bantu-based
language to create Swahili,
an Arabic word meaning
“of the coast.”
Great Zimbabwe-inland city-state
• Bantu-speaking people who lived
in this region between 900 and
1500 built huge stone towers in
their capital city.
Great Zimbabwe was part of an extensive trade
network. It reached its height around 1300.
• It had artisans and skilled builders.
• Zimbabwe declined by 1500,
probably due to civil war and
slowing trade.
Summary:
The kingdom of Axum expanded across the northern
Ethiopian highlands of East Africa after 100 B.C. This
civilization gained control of the Red Sea and grew rich from
trade.
As East Africans traded and exchanged ideas with people
from Asia and the Middle East, a new culture and language
emerged.
Independent Practice
Finish your map if it is not done yet.( Due end of
class)
Reading summary and answer ALL the questions
on the page and complete the flow chart note page.
Put both in your spirals.
HONORS-Map of EAST Africa and trading cities.