AP World History: Modern - Unit 1: The Global Tapestry (Developments in the Americas) - Vocabulary

Vocabulary for 1.5 APWH.

Ibn Battuta

commentated on Mali society in the 14th century

Moroccan scholar

well versed in Islamic law

Bantu-speaking peoples

immigrated outward from west-central Africa

kin-based networks

family that governed itself

chief

male head of a kin-based network

mediated conflicts with neighboring groups

met together to fix problems within their district

district

group of African villages

Hausa Kingdoms

before 1000

Hausa ethnic group

modern-day Nigeria

benefited from trans-Saharan trade

introduced to Islam by missionaries in the 14th century

trans-Saharan trade

trade networks across the Sahara

Ghana

founded in the 5th century

between Sahara and rainforests of the West African coast

peak influence in 8th-11th century

Koumbi Saleh

king ruled centralized government aided by nobles/army with iron weapons

Ghana’s capital

Mali

took place of Ghana

Sundiata

founder of Mali

Muslim

established trade relations with North African and Arab merchants with his faith

created thriving gold trade

Mansa Musa

nephew of Sundiata

made grand pilgrimage to Mecca

left lasting impact with gold donations on the pilgrimage

Zimbabwe

12th-15th century kingdom

situated between Zambezi & Limpopo rivers in modern-day Zimbabwe/Mozambique

Zimbabwe (not country)

Bantu word for dwellings

usually built out of stone

9th century

Indian Ocean trade

connection of East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia through the Indian Ocean

Swahili

blend of Bantu & Arabic

originated in East Africa

created by traders

spoken by those in the African Great Lakes region & Southeast Africa

Great Zimbabwe

massive wall that surrounded the capital of Zimbabwe

first large wall built without mortar in this region

housed 20k people in the 15th century

Ethiopia

developed kingdom of Axum before the state of Ethiopia

became more religiously diverse with the introduction of Islam in the 7th century

became more Christian with the state of Ethiopia in the 12th century (to 16th CE)

Chattel slavery

people were property of owner

more common in the 16th-19th century of Americas

permanent

hereditary

took away rights

Domestic slavery

domestic labor

common in classical Greece, Rome, Middle East

often permanent

often hereditary

some rights (ex. preventing a master from selling a person)

Debt bondage

usually from mutual agreement to repay a debt

common in East Africa before 15th century

common in European colonies in Americas

often permanent in practice, even though not in theory

children inherited debt

some laws prevented cruel/unusual punishment

Griots

storytellers in African communities

possessed information on family lineage and great leaders

used music to pass down knowledge

often venerated/feared

kora

12-string harp

Griottes

female griots

sang on special occasions (ex. weddings)

counseled brides to not talk back to their mother-in-laws

told women they could return home if in an abusive marriage

gave women empowerment in patriarchal society