MWH Chapter 4

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MWH Chapter 4

• Heritage of Africa

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Vocabulary

• Mosque- muslim house of worship.
• City-state- a large town that has its own
  government.
• Lineage- tracing ancestry from different people
  to a common ancestor.
• Consensus- a common agreement.
• Subsistence farmer- one who grew only enough food
  for their own needs with very little surplus.
• Polygamy- a man has multiple wives.
• Age grade- all boys and girls born in the same
  year.
• Abolition- movement to end slavery.

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• Diaspora- scattering of people throughout the
  world through the slave trade process.
• Elite- people with high social status. Criteria
  included higher education, schooling in Europe,
  higher paying jobs.

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Key Points

• The empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all
  controlled the gold trade.
• Mansa Musa is best remembered for increasing the
  influence of Islam in Mali.
• Architecture is a way of showing that kingdoms
  are powerful, like Zimbabwes large stone
  palaces.
• Women held positions in some of Africas
  societies, but in most societies were patriarchal
  (run by men).
• The age-grade system helped to teach children the
  values of their societies.

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• A common belief of many African religions was
  that ones ancestors could help them or harm
  them.
• European demand for slaves increased because of
  the growth of the plantation economy in the
  Americas.
• The Atlantic slave trade led to the disruption of
  life in parts of Africa.
• European imperialism resulted from the demand
  for raw materials, the desire to spread
  Christianity, and the desire for large empires.

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• African resistance to European imperialism
  failed because of the advanced weapons that the
  Europeans had.
• An economic effect of European rule in Africa was
  the growth of a money economy.
• Local African rulers lost their influence due to
  European rule.
• France controlled much of West Africa.
• During the time of imperialism, only a few
  countries remained independent.