Places
The ancient name of the Kingdom of Ethiopia.
What was Aksum?
Empire known for its trading of gold and salt.
What was Ghana?
The largest desert in the world
What is the Sahara?
The major kingdom we studied in East Africa.
What was Ethiopia?
The manner in which Islam spread through Sub-Saharan Africa.
Which was primarily through trade?
The kingdom founded by Sunni Ali.
What was the kingdom of Songhai?
A sign of wealth and prosperity.
What was livestock (cattle)?
The narrow area of land between the desert and the flat grasslands.
What is the Sahel?
The most important element of traditional African culture.
What is the family?
The major religion of Ethiopia.
What was Coptic Christianity?
The "great house of stone".
What was Zimbabwe?
The process of making this metal was probably developed in Africa as early as 1000 BC.
What was iron?
Flat grassland
What is the savannah?
The location for the growth of yams and other root vegetables
Where is the rain forests?
A "holy" city known for its buildings carved out of rock.
What is Lalibela?
The three major kingdoms in Western Africa.
What we're Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
The written language brought to Africa by the Muslims.
What was Arabic?
A group consisting of two or more large family groups that share a common language, belief, and customs.
What is a tribe?
The slave that introduced Coptic Christianity to Ethiopia.
Who was Frumentius?
The belief most African religions had in common.
What was the existence of a Supreme Being?
The nickname given to the coast of West Africa because of its major product.
The practice that allowed African families to grow to large numbers quickly.
What was polygamy?
The king of Mali who made a pilgrimage to Mecca showing off his kingdom's wealth.
Who was Mansa Musa?
Europe was going through the _______ __________ while African Empires were building advanced cities.
What were the Dark Ages?
The African tribe that worshipped the false god Ngai.
Who were the Kikuyu?