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Ancient Swahili Traders: History and Legacy

Discover the fascinating world of the Ancient Swahili traders, their trade practices, customs, and the decline of Great Zimbabwe. Learn about their unique architecture, language, and cultural influences in this captivating video.

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Ancient Swahili Traders: History and Legacy

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  1. Ancient Africa Video Questions

  2. 1. Ancient Swahili’s were great ______ traders nd even today the lives of the people are tied to the sea. • traders

  3. 2. The Swahili built their houses from _______ to attain ______ and sharp edges. • Wet coral • Fine detail

  4. 3. What did the beads the the Swahili people make tell about a person? • A: job, wealth, religion, politics, even their age.

  5. 4. What does the word “Swahili” mean? • “Coast dwellers”

  6. 5. Whom did the Swahili nations mostly trade with? • The nations around the Arabian peninsula

  7. 6. What customs did the Swahili people adopt from these other nations? • Language • Religion

  8. Why/how do you think these customs were adopted? • These customs were adopted through trading.

  9. 8. What products did the Swahili trade the most? • Elephant ivory • Gold

  10. 9. Arabs would come and trade at large Swahili cities. What goods did they bring to trade? • silk • woven rugs • porcelain

  11. 10. Gold and ivory was in such high demand that the Swahili people could: • Command any price

  12. 11. Their boats were held together with: • Coconut husks

  13. 12. Today the Swahili people speak a mixture of what languages? • Local African and Arabic

  14. 13. Where did the Swahili people get the gold and ivory from? • Great Zimbabwe

  15. Great Zimbabwe14. What does the term “Great Zimbabwe” mean? • Great stone house

  16. 15. What was unusual about the team of archeologists that helped prove that the Africans built the city of Great Zimbabwe? • The were all female.

  17. 16. What is a way to meaure how old something is? • Carbon dating

  18. 17. In Great Zimbabwe gold was very important. What was even more important than gold? • Cows

  19. 18. Sometimes _____ were even used as _______ • Cows • Money

  20. 19. What was so unusual about the Great City of Zimbabwe? • There are no single straight lines or right angles in the architecture. Even the steps are curved.

  21. 20. Why were stone buildings rare in South Africa? • There was not much stone to be found.

  22. 21. Describe the process of how people harvested the granite outcrop without tools • Set fire on granite outcrop to heat it. • Pour cold water on granite so it would split into slabs. • Slabs were then cut into stone.

  23. 22. The people of Great Zimbabwe also sculptured soapstone into birds. The birds may have been used in ____________________. • Religious ceremonies

  24. 23. People of Great Zimbabwe have a high regard for their ancestors. They use _______________ when communicating with them. They often ask them for guidance in times of trouble. • Song and prayer

  25. 24. Where can the bird symbol be found today? • The Zimbabwe flag.

  26. 25. In the year A.D. 1450, Great Zimbabwe declined. What do you think some of the reasons for this decline? • Some scholars think that city could have outgrown itself. There are several theories, but no concrete reason why.

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