Topic 1.8 culture and trade in southern and east africa (Unfinished)

What are some notes from the who built great zimbabwe video?

What was the time period, inhabitants, and resources for great zimbabwe

A) twelfth to the fifteenth century

B) the shona people

C) gold, ivory , cattle resources

Two main roles the stone architecture served

• military defense

• a hub for long distance trade

What was the great enclosure used for

Religious and administrative activities and a granary (colonial tower)

Why is the architecture of great zimbabwe an important symbol

It represents the importance, autonomy, and agriculture advancements of the shona kings and early african societies such as this kingdom

What is the location and africas coasts, city-states that traded with swahili coast

• somalia to mozambique

• arab, persian, indian, and chinese trading communities

what were these swahili city states united by

• language (swahili, a bantu lingua franca)

• religion (islam)

what occurred as a result of swahili coats trading successes

allowed them to control indian ocean trade