Unit II Studyguide World History 102 Byzantine, Islam, and Africa
Unit II Studyguide World History 102
Byzantine, Islam, and Africa
1. What is the relationship of push-pull factors to causes of migration? They act as reasons for migration
2. What are examples of migration?
The movement of Aksum south
3. What was the most likely cause of the beginnings of the Bantu migrations?
The development of agriculture
4. What was the effect of the migration of the Bantu-speaking peoples?
A diversity of cultures and a widespread family of languages in Africa
5. The Aksum civilization began as a blend of what two cultures? the Arab people and the Kushites
6. In Africa, as elsewhere, what led to specialization and permanent villages?
The development of agriculture
7. What was the basis for the power of Adulis?
Its location in relation to trade routes
8. When did the kingdom of Aksum decline and fall?
When it became isolated from other Christian states, when it became unable to maintain its trade, when it depleted its environment (all of the above)
9. How does the pattern of where languages are spoken help experts trace the movement of people through history?
If two languages have similar words, it is likely the people who spoke them were in close contact
10. What lasting legacies did the Aksum kingdom leave?
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, stone architecture, and terrace farming
11. What reason is believed to have prompted the Bantu migrations?
They needed more land for a growing population
12. What is the main belief of followers of animism?
Spirits play an important role in regulating daily life
13. Why is the city of Djenne-Djeno famous?
It was the oldest known city in Africa south of the Sahara
14. What is one way historians can trace the patterns of migration?
Through the pattern of languages spoken
15. What contributed to the fall of Aksum?
The conflict between the Christian Aksumites and Islamic invaders
16. From which region did the Bantu-speaking peoples
Byzantine, Islam, and Africa
1. What is the relationship of push-pull factors to causes of migration? They act as reasons for migration
2. What are examples of migration?
The movement of Aksum south
3. What was the most likely cause of the beginnings of the Bantu migrations?
The development of agriculture
4. What was the effect of the migration of the Bantu-speaking peoples?
A diversity of cultures and a widespread family of languages in Africa
5. The Aksum civilization began as a blend of what two cultures? the Arab people and the Kushites
6. In Africa, as elsewhere, what led to specialization and permanent villages?
The development of agriculture
7. What was the basis for the power of Adulis?
Its location in relation to trade routes
8. When did the kingdom of Aksum decline and fall?
When it became isolated from other Christian states, when it became unable to maintain its trade, when it depleted its environment (all of the above)
9. How does the pattern of where languages are spoken help experts trace the movement of people through history?
If two languages have similar words, it is likely the people who spoke them were in close contact
10. What lasting legacies did the Aksum kingdom leave?
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, stone architecture, and terrace farming
11. What reason is believed to have prompted the Bantu migrations?
They needed more land for a growing population
12. What is the main belief of followers of animism?
Spirits play an important role in regulating daily life
13. Why is the city of Djenne-Djeno famous?
It was the oldest known city in Africa south of the Sahara
14. What is one way historians can trace the patterns of migration?
Through the pattern of languages spoken
15. What contributed to the fall of Aksum?
The conflict between the Christian Aksumites and Islamic invaders
16. From which region did the Bantu-speaking peoples