Question
This term was used to denote the slaves who became the ancestors of India’s Siddi people. For 10 points each:
[10h] Give this Arabic word that Muslim geographers used to name the Swahili Coast. This word also names the slaves from that region who participated in a massive rebellion of Abbasid marsh drainers in 869 CE.
ANSWER: Zanj [accept Zanji or Zangil; accept Zinj or Zang or Seng; accept the Zanj Rebellion; accept the Bilad al-Zanj]
[10m] “Zanj” was an umbrella term for speakers of Swahili and other languages from this family. This language family’s speakers spread ironworking across Central Africa in an ancient “Expansion.”
ANSWER: Bantu [accept Bantu migration or Bantu expansion]
[10e] Arab traders in the Sea of Zanj often landed on this island and nearby Pemba.This island and its namesake archipelago joined with mainland Tanganyika to form Tanzania.
ANSWER: Zanzibar
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Summary
| 2023 PACE NSC | 06/10/2023 | Y | 1 | 20.00 | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Data
| Thomas Jefferson A | Barrington A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 |