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Bantu Migrations

A movement, beginning sometime around 1000 BC, of Bantu speaking peoples from West Africa to the south and east, spreading their languages and culture

An ancient city-state on the eastern coast of Africa, settled by people from Iran and Arabia, that started to prosper in the late AD 1200s

An African language that blends Bantu and Arabic languages

Where did the migrations of Bantu speaking peoples begin?

The migrations began in west central Africa, near the present day border of Nigeria and Cameroon

What was the main trade route among the people of East Africa, Arabia, Persia, and India?

The main trade route was the trade route among the coasts.

What is the origin of the Swahili language?

The origin of the Swahili language is when the Bantu people and the Arabic people mixed cultures.

How did the establishment of trade affect coastal villages of East Africa?

The establishment of trade affected the coastal cities by making them wealthier and bigger. They also were rivals to each other.

What so trade items imported by East Africa suggest about its societies?

It suggests that the people of East Africa were wealthy and were able to trade valuable things to other societies.

A Bantu speaking culture that was thriving in what is now the countries of Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe by AD 1000

The central settlement of the Shona Empire in Africa, enclosed by a large stone wall, covering more than 100 acres, and having a population of 10,000 to 20,000

Great Enclosure

The largest of three main sections of the Shona settlement of Great Zimbabwe- likely a royal residence

An ancient kingdom in what is now the country of Zimbabwe, established by a Shona King around AD 1440; also a ruler of this kingdom

What was the center of the Shona civilization?

The center of the Shona civilization was Great Zimbabwe.

What factors might have led to the decline of Great Zimbabwe?

The factors that might have led were overusing the resources or people shifting trading systems.

According to oral tradition how did the Mutapa empire begin?

The Mutapa empire began when Mutota found a new state and was leader of an army that conquered other lands.