Traditions and Encounters sixth edition Chapter 18

Traditions and Encounters sixth edition Chapter 18 Chapter 18 - ANS States and societies of Sub-Saharan Africa Grouping of individuals in African societies to perform tasks appropriate for their level of development - ANS age grades A kingdom in the highlands of modern Ethiopia that converted to Christianity - ANS Axum A fruit that entered Africa and encouraged a fresh migratory surge - ANS bananas A people group that migrated to most of all of Africa and established agricultural societies, cultivators, and herders - ANS Bantu peoples The second kingdom that was a city state in the forest region of west Africa and produced magnificent sculptures - ANS Benin An animal that came to north Africa from Arabia, by way of Egypt and the Sudan. They quickened the pace of communication and transportation across the Sahara. - ANS Camels West Africa was the center for this trade because it was in high demand from the economic development and surging trade throughout the eastern hemisphere - ANS gold trade A city of stone towers, palaces, and public buildings that served as the capital of a large kingdom situated between the Zambesi and Limpopo rivers - ANS Great Zimbabwe Oral traditions that included stories, epics, and other accounts transmitted by professional singers and storytellers - ANS griots The first of two kingdoms that was a city state in the forest region of west Africa and produced magnificent sculptures - ANS Ife A sizable affair of African slaves transported to foreign lands and became the foundation of the Atlantic slave trade - ANS Islamic slave trade Meaning "Ancient Jenne", this was a settlement that emerged as a center of iron production and trade - ANS Jenne-jeno