Unit 1 of the AP African American Studies framework: early African kingdoms and societies (Kush, Aksum, Mali, Songhai, Kongo, Benin), West and Central African culture, and the beginnings of the Atlantic trade that created the diaspora.
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- What African kingdom lay south of Egypt along the Nile River?
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Kush (also known as Nubia)- In what region was the Aksumite Empire located?
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The Horn of Africa (modern Ethiopia and Eritrea)- Who founded the Mali Empire in the 13th century?
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Sundiata Keita- What city became a major center of Islamic learning and scholarship under Mali and Songhai?
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Timbuktu- Which ruler reformed and expanded the Songhai Empire in the 15th and 16th centuries?
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Askia Muhammad (also called Askia the Great)- Which sea did the Aksumite Empire dominate for control of trade?
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The Red Sea- What was the name of the Kongo kingdom's main city?
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Mbanza Kongo (also called São Salvador)- What metal technology spread throughout West and Central Africa for making tools and weapons?
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Iron working- In trans-Saharan trade, what commodity was valued nearly as highly as gold?
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Salt- What written script was used in the Aksumite Empire?
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Ge'ez- What was the profession of West African oral historians and storytellers?
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Griot- What religion did the rulers of Mali and Songhai adopt and promote?
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Islam- Which European nation led the exploration and trade along the African coast starting in the 1400s?
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Portugal- What type of ship did Portuguese explorers use for long ocean voyages?
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Caravel (or caravelle)- What religion did the Aksumite Empire officially adopt?
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Christianity
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