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Africa: A History Denied

  1. Fill this in: “So much of Africa’s history has been______. It is a land of ______.”
  1. According to the video, which two cultures have tried to deny Africa its legacy?

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  1. Why have so many African stories become “vulnerable” to European influence?
  1. What treasure was always placed inside royal graves?
  1. What do locals believe about Mapungubwe (The Hill of the Jackal)?
  1. List two facts about the discovery of Mapungubwe in 1932 (artifacts retrieved, etc).

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  1. What surprising decision has the University of Pretoria made regarding the Mapungubwe artifacts?
  1. What does the name Great Zimbabwe mean?
  1. Archeologist Karl Mauch mistakenly identified the leader of Zimbabwe as what biblical figure?
  1. According to Peter Garlake, what happened to all the evidence of African occupation of Zimbabwe?
  1. In 1929, Gertrude Caton-Thompson discovered that what people had built Zimbabwe?
  1. List two facts about Zimbabwe during its heyday in the 14th Century.

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  1. Why did Zimbabwe kings not need a large army to keep the people in line?
  1. To fund the construction of the great walls, the Zimbabwe used what funding “source?”
  1. Fill this in: “A rich man would have many ______, so he could afford many ______.”
  1. Zimbabwe controlled the trade of what two goods?
  1. List four items that were traded along the Swahili Coast:

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a)What special export did the Swahili send to China, causing sensation at the Imperial court?

  1. What effect did trading have on these cultures?
  1. How did Arabs and British treat Swahili history after the donation of the “House of Wonders?”
  1. According to Arab records, what was the name of the first Muslim city on the Swahili coast?
  1. List three facts about the story of Kanbalu.

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  1. How did many Muslim Swahilis contribute to their history’s destruction?
  1. Fill this in: “______was as sophisticated as medieval ______.”
  1. List two possible reasons why many African towns fell into ruin during the 16th Century.

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