Chapter 8 Vocabulary (Pt.1)
1. Stateless societies
2. Ifriqiya
3. Maghrib
4. Almohadis
5. Juula
6. Sudiata
7. Griots
8. IbnBatuta
9. Timbuktu
10. Songhay
11. Muhhmad/Askia Muhammad
12. Hausa States
13. Sharia
14. Zanj
15. Benin
16. Kongo-Kingdom/ Kingdom of Kongo
17. Great Zibabwe
Vocabulary Chapter 8 Part II
18. Bantu Migration
19. Ghana
20. Mani
21. Mathilineal
22. Yoruba
23. Sahel
24. JIHAD
25. Takrur
26. Sunni Ali
27. Demography
28. Ethopia
29. Nok
30. Axum
31. Almoravids
Chapter 8 Vocabulary Pt.1 and Pt.2 -Complete List w/definitions
1. Stateless societies- African societies organized around kinship or other forms of
obligation and lacking the concentration of political power and authority
associated with states.
2. Ifriqiya- the Arabic term for eastern North America.
3. Maghrib- the Arabic word for western North America.
4. Almohadis- a reformist movement among the Islamic Berbers of North America.
5. Juula- manlike merchants; small partnership to carry out trade throughout the
Mali Empire.
6. Sudiata- The ‘Lion Prince’; a member of the Keita Clan.
7. Griots- professional oral historians who served as keepers of traditions and
advisors to kings within the Mali Empire.
8. IbnBatuta- Arab traveler who described African societies and cultures in his travel
records.
9. Timbuktu- Port city of Mali; located just off the flood plain of the great bend in
the Niger River.
10. Songhay- successor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of the Niger Valley.
11. Muhhmad or Askia Muhammad- the great extended the boundaries of the
songhay empire.
12. Hausa States- peoples of northern Nigeria; formed states following the demise of
songhay empire that combined Muslim and Pagan traditions.
13. Snaria/Sharia- Islamic law; defined among other things the patrillineal nature of
Islamic inheritance.
14. Zenj/Zanj- Arabic term for the east African coast.
15. Benin-15th century powerful city-state kingdom that grew in present day Nigeria
whose founders were the Edo people
16. Kongo Kingdom or Kingdom of Kongo- Kingdom located in Central Africa
whose traditions and beliefs were largely based on spoken word as they had no
written forms of language. Based on agriculture, formed on lower Congo River by
late 15th Century.
17. Great Zimbabwe-Bantu Confederation of Shona speaking peoples located
between Zambezi and Limpopo rivers.
18. Bantu Migration - Great movement of tribes from Western region of Africa into
the Central and Southern portions of Africa over a long time period from 1600
BCE to about 700 CE
19. Ghana - An African empire in what is now eastern Senegal/Southwest
Mali/Southern Mauritania, prospered because of being between Saharan caravan
routes. (1500 BCE - 300 CE)
20. Mani - Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism. (216-276)
21. Mathilineal - Relating to/based on or tracing descent through the maternal line.
22. Yoruba- A Niger-Congo language of Southwest Nigeria and parts of Benin and
Togo. Ancient Kingdom of people in Nigeria who produced great works in terracotta figures
23. Sahel - A semiarid region of north-central African south of the Sahara Desert.
Characterized by long dry seasons and short wet seasons from July to September.
24. JIHAD - A holy war waged on the behalf of Islam as a Religious oath.
25. Takrur - An ancient state of West Africa that flourished roughly to the Ghana
empire.
26. Sunni Ali - First king of the Songhay Empire. Ruler of the Songhay Kingdom
from 1462 to1492 and was a ruthless and tactical battle leader
27. Demography - Statistical study of Human populations especially with reference to
size/density/distribution/vital statistics.
28. Ethopia - A country of Northeast Africa, established around Aksum in the 1st-7th
centu
29. Nok- Culture of people in what is present day Nigeria who excelled at various artforms but where most known for their works on Bronze statues. Today they are
one of the largest ethnic tribe groups found in Nigeria.
30. Axum- City in Northern Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia
31. Almoravids - Berber-Moroccan Muslim dynasty founded in North Africa in the
12th century