Unit 10 - West Africa & Ottoman Turks
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bantu People | These farmers migrated throughout Sub-Saharan Africa spreading their language and culture. |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | Poverty and HIV/AIDS continue to be major problems in the poorest region of the world. |
| Trans-Saharan Trade | Arabs traveling by camel caravan brought Islam, literacy, and technology to the people of West Africa. |
| Ghana | First West African Empire to become wealthy by controlling the Trans-Saharan Trade routes. |
| Mali | Mansa Musa ruled this West African Empire known for trade and learning from his great capital at Timbuktu. |
| Mansa Musa | Muslim ruler of Mali who travelled to Mecca on a religious pilgrimage and impressed everyone he met. |
| Timbuktu | The city's markets, mosques, and university made it the center of learning and trade in West Africa. |
| Songhai | Largest West African Empire grew by conquering its neighbors and what remained of Mali. |
| Ibn Battuta | North-African world-traveler who journeyed over 75,000 miles to Mecca, India, and China. |
| Turks | Ethnic group from Central Asia that migrated to Asia Minor and converted to Islam. |
| Ottoman Empire | Turkish Empire that controlled the Eastern half of the Mediterranean Sea until World War One. |
| Istanbul | Constantinople became the capital of The Ottoman Empire after it was captured from The Byzantines in 1453. |
| Sultan | Emperor and absolute ruler of The Ottoman Empire. |
| Suleiman the Magnificent | Sultan of The Ottoman Empire who ruled during a Golden Age and conquered new lands for the Empire. |
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