African Kingdoms
Powerful African Rulers
Trade and wealth
enslavement
Geography and Places
100

This African Kingdom was extremely rich with gold 

Mali

100

This African queen fought against the Portuguese slave trade in her kingdom.

Queen Njinga


100

This mineral made West African Kingdoms rich

Gold

100

12.5 million is the number of 

Enslaved people who traveled the middle passage

100

This continent is home to Mali, Great Zimbabwe, and the Congo.

Africa


200

This emperor of Mali, wealthiest man during his time

Mansa Musa

200
Queen Njinga was the queen of this kingdom

Ndongo

200

Traders would trade across this desert 

The Sahara Desert
200

The name of the passage from Africa to the Americas

The middle passage

200

This African empire was famous for its stone walls and trading power and is located in 

Great Zimbabwe, southern Africa

300

This southern African city was known for its stone buildings and trade in gold and ivory.

Great Zimbabwe

300

The name of the port in Ndongo that the Portuguese wanted to control 

Luanda

300

This was important for the preservation of food 

salt


300

The place where most enslaved Africans were taken to.

Brazil


300

This part of Africa includes countries like Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria.

West Africa

400

This river was important to the African Kingdoms of West Africa

Niger River

400

Luanda became one of the world's biggest 

slave trading ports


400

European traders gave guns and goods in exchange for enslaved people in this trade system

triangular system

400

Which European Country was the first to take enslaved Africans to the Americas

Portuguese

400

This modern day country is where Ndongo used to be 

Angola


500

This was used as currency to trade in West Africa

Cowrie Shells

500

Queen Njinga created alliances and even converted to this religion to strengthen her power and protect her people.

Christianity 

500

Some African kingdoms chose to use slavery as a means to get 

Guns 


500

This crop was important and one the main reason slavery began 

sugar


500

This modern-day country is where Mali was located.

Mali

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