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Bentley Chapter 18 Study Guide: States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa
Eyewitness: The Lion Prince of Mali (p. 371-372)
1. How was the story of Sundiata passed down for so many centuries?
Effects of Early African Migrations
Agriculture and Population Growth (p. 372)
2. What were the results of the Bantu migrations?
Agriculture and Population Growth: Bananas (p. 372)
3. Where were bananas from and how did they impact the Bantu?
African Political Organization: Kin-Based Societies (p. 373)
4. Describe the stateless societies in Africa?
African Political Organization: Early Cities: Chiefdoms (p. 374)
5. What difficulties did kin-based societies face after about 1000 B.C.E?
African Political Organization: Kingdom of Kongo (p. 374)
6. Describe the kingdom of Kongo.
Islamic Kingdoms and Empires
Trans-Saharan Trade and Islamic States in West Africa: Camels (p. 374-375)
7. What impact did camels and camel saddles have on Trans-Saharan trade?
8. Describe the impact of Arabs and Islamic merchants in North Africa.
Trans-Saharan Trade and Islamic States in West Africa: The Kingdom of Ghana (p. 375)
9. Where did the kingdom of Ghana emerge?
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Trans-Saharan Trade and Islamic States in West Africa: Gold Trade (p. 375)
10. Describe the transformation of Ghana. Be sure to include goods that were traded.
Trans-Saharan Trade and Islamic States in West Africa: Islam in West Africa (p. 376-377)
11. How did the conversion to Islam by the kings of Ghana impact Ghana?
12. How did Ghana collapse?
Trans-Saharan Trade and Islamic States in West Africa: Sundiata (p. 377)
13. Describe Sundiata’s empire. (Include name, when, expansion)
Trans-Saharan Trade and Islamic States in West Africa: The Mali Empire and Trade (p. 377)
14. Describe the benefits of trans-Saharan trade on Mali. Be sure to include the trade cities.
Trans-Saharan Trade and Islamic States in West Africa: Mansa Musa and Islam (p. 378-379)
15. What impact did Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca have on Mali?
16. Describe the decline of Mali.
The Indian Ocean Trade and Islamic States in East Africa (p. 379)
17. What regions did trans-Saharan trade link? What regions did the Indian Ocean link?
18. What impact did the Bantus have on East Africa?
The Indian Ocean Trade and Islamic States in East Africa: The Swahili (p. 379)
19. What does the term Swahili refer to and describe their language?
20. What goods were exchanged along the Swahili coast?
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The Indian Ocean Trade and Islamic States in East Africa: The Swahili City-States (p. 379)
21. List the city-states that emerged and their government.
The Indian Ocean Trade and Islamic States in East Africa: Kilwa (p. 380)
22. Describe the thriving city of Kilwa.
The Indian Ocean Trade and Islamic States in East Africa: Zimbabwe (p. 380-381)
23. Describe the kingdom of Zimbabwe. Be sure to include the Great Zimbabwe, kings, and goods.
The Indian Ocean Trade and Islamic States in East Africa: Islam in East Africa (p. 381-382)
24. Describe the impact of Islam on East Africa. Include the impact on the rulers as well as society.
African Society and Cultural Development
Social Classes (p. 382)
25. How did societies in kingdoms differ from those of the kin-based societies?
Social Classes: Sex and Gender Relations (p. 383)
26. Describe the work roles of men.
Social Classes: Women’s Roles (p. 383-384)
27. Describe the opportunities available for women in African societies.
28. In what ways did the introduction of Islam differ in sun-Saharan Africa than Arabia?
Social Classes: Slavery (p. 384)
29. Describe the institution of slavery in Africa.
Social Classes: Slave Trading (p. 384)
30. Describe the slave trade and its impact on Africa.
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The Arrival of Christianity and Islam: The Christian Kingdom of Axum (p.386-387)
31. Describe Christianity in Axum.
The Arrival of Christianity and Islam: Ethiopian Christianity (p. 387)
32. Describe Ethiopian Christianity.
The Arrival of Christianity and Islam: African Islam (p. 387-388)
33. How did the Islam in Africa compare to that of Christianity?
The Arrival of Christianity and Islam: Islam and African Society (p. 388)
34. Describe how Islam adapted to African society.
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