1. Kingdoms of East Africa and Society in Africa

2.  Located southeast of Nubia
Axum  Spoke a unique language
called Geez (blending of
African and Jewish cultures)
 Traded with Asia and
Europe
 Ivory, gold, slaves, animal
skins, cotton, spices,
stones
 Converted to Christianity
 Problems with Muslims
from North Africa

3. Ethiopia
 Expanded from Axum- same location
 Christian
 Practice some Jewish holidays b/c
Ethiopian kings descended from King
Solomon (a Jew from the Bible)
 Ethiopian book called The Glory of the
Kings
 King Lalibela-
 Built 11 awesome churches carved from
ground level down into the rock
 Also spoke the ancient Geez Language

4. Trade shapes Swahili
 New culture
 Blend of East African and
Arabic
Cultures/Languages
 Swahili means “of the
coast”

5. Great Zimbabwe
 Located on Limpopo River
 Means “stone houses”
 Beads from India and porcelain
from China were found in
Zimbabwe showing that
Zimbabwe traded with the far
east
 Skilled in jewelry making and
cloth weaving
 Decline
 Population too large?
 Traders from Portugal in search
of gold?

6. Family Patterns

7. Government

8. Religious Beliefs

9. Art and Literature