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  1. AP African American Studies
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Define extended kinship ties.

Super-sized family including everyone related by blood or marriage; held early West and Central African societies together.

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Define extended kinship ties.

Super-sized family including everyone related by blood or marriage; held early West and Central African societies together.

What is an 'iyoba'?

Queen Mother in the Kingdom of Benin.

Define guerilla warfare.

Military tactics using hit-and-run strategies.

Compare Idia's and Njinga's leadership.

Idia: spiritual power, medicine | Njinga: guerilla warfare, political alliances.

Effect of Njinga's resistance?

Cause: Portuguese colonization, Effect: Nearly 100 more years of women rulers in Matamba.