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Bantu migrations

bantu tribes moving south and east through Africa



Afonso I



a king of Kongo whose rule began in A.D 1506 ,he started the slave trade with the Portuguese

Mutota

the man who founded and was named after the Mutapa Empire

Great Enclosure

the largest of the three main sections of the Shona settlement of Great Zimbabwe-likely a royal residences

Shona

a Bantu-speaking culture

Rain forests


a tropical forest, usually of tall, densely growing, broad-leaved evergreen trees in an area of high annual rainfall



City-state


an independent city and sometimes its surrounding land — which has its own government, completely separate from nearby countries

Central Africa

a core region of the African continent

Zambezi River

a river in South Africa, flowing South and West

Limpopo River

a river in South Africa

Congo River

a river in Africa and the world's deepest river

Mbanza

the capital city of the ancient African kingdom of Kongo


Kongo

an ancient kingdom along the western coast of Africa

Great Zimbabwe

the central settlement of the Shona Empire in Africa, enclosed by a large stone wall, covering more

Kilwa

a community on an island off the southern coast of present-day Tanzania in eastern Africa

Roman Catholicism

the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church

Islam

The religion that Muslims practice. A follower of Islam believes that the Qur'an is the word of God

Mutapa

an ancient kingdom in what is know the country of Zimbabwe, established by a Shona King

Swahili

a bantu language that borrowed many words from the Arabic language