Kingdoms of Africa
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Created by:
deanamgraham on January 19, 2012
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These are the flash cards to help you study for the Core Knowledge unit on the Kingdoms of Africa
Classes:
Mrs. Graham's 4th Grade Social Studies
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sundiata Keita | He was a king who was crippled as a child |
| Mansa Musa | He was a devout Muslim king who was the son of Sundiata Keita |
| Ibn Battuta | He wrote the really famous travel book called "Sihlah" |
| Timbuktu | This was a cultural city of learning that had many mosques, churches and universities |
| Ghana | Ghana was also called the "Land of Gold" |
| Who conqured the Kingdom of Kush | The tribe Axum |
| What helped to make all 5 African kingdoms wealthy? What did they do to become wealthy? | The used Trade to become wealthy |
| Who was the Ruler of Songhai Empire | Askia Muhammad |
| What happened to the kingdom of Kush? | It was conquered by the egyptians and spend 100's of years under Egyptian rule |
| How did the kingdom of Ghana become so wealthy? | 1. It was in the path of the trade routes in the Sahara Desert. 2. Ghana had a gold mine, and it would trade items like salt for gold. 3. The kings of Ghana imposed or gave taxes to the people who were traveling through Ghana selling things |
| cape | a point or tip of land sticking out from the mainland |
| oasis | a small area in a desert that has water |
| ravine | a narrow steep valley |
| nomadic | moving from place to place |
| civilization | a society or group of people who live in the same region and have similar values |
| pharaoh | ruler or king of an empire |
| incense | a subtance that when burned gives off a pleasant fragrance |
| archaeologist | a scientist who studies remains from past civilizations |
| century | a period of 100 years |
| berbers | nomadic people living in Northern Africa and the Saraha |
| monastery | a place where monks live and worship |
| muslims | people who practice the religion of islam |
| caravan | a group of people and pack animals traveling together |
| provisions | food, water, adn other necessary items |
| brigand | bandit |
| Hajj | a pilgrimage (trip) that devout Muslims make to Mecca |
| emperor | a title given to the ruler of an empire or kingdom |
| devout | very religious |
| dynasty | a series of rulers who are related |
| sack | to plunder, burn, and almost completely destroy a place |
| alms | charity given to the poor |
| sacred | holy |
| steppe | grassland plain |
| sultan | a king or sovereign ruler of a muslim country |
| skullcap | a small round cap usually worn on the back of a man's head |
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