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Chapter: 8 Ancient African Civilizations. A. Fill in the blanks. 1. Modern day Ethiopia is a country located in the ______Ans: Horn of Africa. 2. In ancient times Ethiopia was called ______Ans: Abyssinia. 3. The most prominent kingdom in Abyssinia is called ______Ans: Aksum. 4. Another powerful kingdom from Ancient Abyssinia is called ______Ans: Harar Jugol. 5. The kingdom of Zimbabwe located in ______Ans: Southern Africa. 6. Great Zimbabwe was established between ______and _____ Centaury’s. Ans: 1000 and 1500 CE. 7. A Large and powerful ancient West African kingdom located in present-day Mauritania and Mali. Ans: Ancient Ghana. 8. Ancient Ghana appears in written records name the book where it is mentioned about Ghana. Ans: Routes and Kingdoms. 9. Give the other name of Ghana Ans: The land of God. 10. The mixture of Wolof words in Arabic script, Ans: Ajami. 11. Name the important areas in present-day Mauritania and Mali, Ancient Ghana stood. Ans: Sahara Desert. 12. Give the other name of ancient Ghana. Ans: Wagadou. B. Compare the following table. Ancient Aksum Ancient Harar Jugol. The kingdom of Aksum was established in 400 The city was founded as early as the 10th BCE. century as the capital of the Harari Kingdom. The people of Aksum had their own written The Harari kingdom was an important language called Geez and printed their own trading society that connected merchants coins to use as currency. from the Ethiopian coast Archaeologists have discovered large structures Ancient Harar had five walled gates that Called obelisks, which were erected by Negus surrounded the city. Ezana in ancient times. Aksum served as a major hub between the These gates not only served as protective African, Arab, European, and Indian trade barriers for the city, they also divided Harar communities. Jugol into five separate Neighborhoods.
C. Answer the following : 1. How did Aksum ended? Ans: The Mediterranean trade of Aksum was ended by the encroachment of the Arabs in the 7th and 8th centuries. Gradually, Aksumite power shifted internally to the Agau (Agaw, or Agew) people, whose princes shaped a new Christian line in the Zagwe dynasty of the 12th– 13th century.
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2. Write a short note about the kingdom of Zimbabwe. In southern Africa, the Kingdom of Zimbabwe was established by the Kalanga people of present day Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa. One of great Zimbabwe’s major trading partnerships was with another civilization called the kingdom of mapungubwe located in the present area of South Africa. Through this relationship Great Zimbabwe was able to control the ivory and gold trade. Great Zimbabwe established its own gold, copper, and iron mines for production and trade. 3. Examine the role of stone architecture during kingdom of Zimbabwe. The structures included stone houses and massive walls surrounding the entire kingdom as a means of both protection and artistic design. 4. Why was ancient Zimbabwe referred to as “Great Zimbabwe?” Give one example. Zimbabwe took its name (as great) from the original Kingdom of Zimbabwe after independence from the British in 1980. This name refers because of: - the stone architecture that was present throughout the kingdom. 5. Analyze the great Zimbabwe empire on the basis of what made Zimbabwe rich? (HOTS). Great Zimbabwe was a medieval African city known for its large circular wall and tower, also a part of a wealthy African trading empire that controlled much of the East African coast. Plains of fertile soil to support farming and herding, iron, copper, mineral rich territories to provide gold and tin for trading and crafting ,which helped Zimbabwe to became wealthier . 6. How did ancient Ghana get its nam Ans: Like the Great Zimbabwe, the present-day West African country of Ghana took its name from its ancient predecessor. 7. What was a major product of Ghana, one that it was remembered for in history? Ghana was known as the Land of Gold, the gold mined within the kingdom was of high importance. There was a common rule that all gold nuggets belonged directly to the king, while the miners and other citizens can freely collect the gold dust. 8. Examine the description of travelers about ancient Ghana. Early travelers described Ancient Ghana as a complex civilization with a heavy Islamic and traditional West African culture. Islam was introduced to Ghana through trans-Sahara trade as West African and Arab merchants traded resources and culture. 9. “Ancient Ghana was known along trade routes and in distant kingdoms as the Land of Gold”. Give reason. Ancient Ghana profited from of the ability to trade resources to countries across the Sahara and into Arabian, markets. Gold, iron, salt, nuts, and other resources were traded between international merchants and the Kingdom of Ghana. ______
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