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Who is the richest person (other than Elon Musk) of all time?
Mansa Musa
Which ruler successfully resisted the Europeans?
Menelik II
What is a Savannah?
Grassland
What is desertification?
When land turns into desrt
What are people who work at sea called?
Mariners
What were the two most valuable commodities in Africa?
Gold and Salt
Which religion is the most popular in North Africa?
Islam
Which country began the African slave trade?
Portugal
What is the holy city of Islam?
Mecca
What ended the Kingdom of Ghana
Overfarming
Name a country from East Africa
Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Eretria, Ethiopia
Chad, DRC, Congo, Cameroon, Gabon
Zimbabwe, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Angola
Name a country from West Africa
Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast
Name a country from North Africa
Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara
In which country did King Leopold of Belgium commit crimes against humanity?
Kongo/Congo
True or False: People thought Timbuktu was made of Salt
Nope, Gold
Which people were used as guides through the Sahara Desert, and destroyed the Kingdom of Mali?
Berbers
What type of history is spoken, passed down like a game of telephone?
Oral History
What is the main difference between Aksum and Kilwa?
Religion
What are some responsibilities of a Griot? Name at least 4
Teacher, Advisor, Musician, Actor, Historian
Why might people risk their lives to trade in the Sahara Desert?
Why might it be a bad thing that Mansa Musa put West Africa on the map?
Told the world that Africa had a bunch of resources
Name three things that happened on Mansa Musa's journey
Stopped at a city made of salt, made gold worthless in Egypt for a while, didn't want to meet with Sultans, gave out gold wherever he could, brought 60,000 people with
What is apartheid? When did it end?
System in South Africa where a white minority ruled over a black majority. 1955