vocabulary
places
African Kings
Climate zones
Randy Random
100
The worlds largest desert...
What is the Sahara
100
The name of the tallest mountain in Africa...
What is Mt. Kilimanjaro
100
This king was the founder of the Mali empire...
Who is Sundiata
100
Which African Climate zone means 'desert'
What is sahara
100
What is the name of the valley that stretches over 4000 miles of Africa
What is the Great Rift Valley
200
A short grassy plain...
What is the Savanna
200
This chain of mountains separates the Sahara desert from the Mediterranean sea...
What are the Atlas mountains
200
This man, the grandson of Sundiata, built mosques in Africa after making the Hajj.
Who is Mansa Mussa
200
Which two climate zones are best for farming... must have both correct to get points
What is the Mediterranean and the savannah climate zones
200
This city in Africa is best known for its great stone enclosures
What is Great Zimbabwe
300
Another word for a professional story teller
What is a Griot
300
This country in East Africa was a large Christian empire
What is Ethiopia
300
Which Christian king built 11churches throughout the Zagwe Empire
Who is Lalibela
300
Which climate zone would you most likely find lions, gazelles, giraffes, and cattle?
What is the Savannah
300
This kingdom in east Africa started as a small trading post and grew into an empire
What is Axum
400
This is the mixture of Arabic and African cultures and languages...
What is Swahili
400
This capital city of the Ghana empire is the middleman between gold and salt mines
What is Koumbi
400
Which king converted to Christianity first?
Who is Ezana
400
Which climate zone is the most similar to the climate zone of Rome and Greece?
What is the Mediterranean climate zone
400
What was the capital of the Ghana empire
What is Koumbi
500
any number of language with word similarities in Africa...
What is Bantu
500
Located on the Niger River, this is the oldest known city in sub-Saharan africa
What is Jenne-Jenno
500
Which king brought Arab architects back from the middle east?
Who is Mansa Musa
500
Name the 4 (four) climate zones that we discussed innthis unit
What is Mediterranean, Sahara, Savannah, and Rainforest
500
This dynasty took over the Zagwe dynasty...
What is the Solomid Dynasty
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