Geography
People
Egypt
West Africa
Cities
100
The Nile, the Congo, and the Niger Rivers
What are the longest rivers in Africa?
100
The author of the African Presence in America. He wrote a book on the African presence in the Olmec culture of Ancient Central America.
Who is Ivan van Sertima?
100
The name of the Ancient Egyptian writing style.
What are Hieroglyphics?
100
This country was on the southern end of the Trans-Saharan Trade system and was described by Al-Bakri in the 11th century.
What is Ancient Ghana
100
Carthage
What is the Phoenicican city established on the North African Coast.
200
This ethnic group lives on grasslands in Southern Africa and are home to the smallest linguistic group in Africa
What is the Khoisan.
200
This couple advocated for the theory that Africa was the birthplace of humanity
Who are Lewis and Mary Leaky?
200
Isis, Osiris, Ra, and Hathor
Who are some of the main Egyptian gods and goddesses?
200
The Nok culture was located in this modern-day country.
What is Nigeria?
200
This is where the University of Sankore was established
What is the city of Timbuctu?
300
This land was conquered by the Hyksos and was then reunited under a Kushite king during antiquity.
What is Egypt?
300
Sunni Baru was overthrown by this man in the 15th Century
Who is Askia Mohammed I
300
This pharaoh established a monotheistic religion based on worship of the god Ra.
Who is Akhenaten.
300
This country was the first great Islamic state in West Africa.
What is Ancient Mali?
300
This was the second capital of the Nubian Kingdom.
What is Meroe?
400
Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Where is the place that some of the earliest homo sapien remains were found?
400
This man travelled to and wrote about Ancient Mali
Who is Ibn Batuta?
400
This king first unified Upper and Lower Egypt.
Who is Narmer (Menes)?
400
The leader of Ancient Songhai who went on a pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who is Askia Mohammed I?
400
The city founded by Alexander the Great and was the capital of Egypt under the Greeks from 332 BCE to 30 BCE.
What is Alexandria.
500
Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, Mt. Rwenzari
What are the three highest mountains in East Africa?
500
This ruler established Christianity as the main religion of Axum in the 4th Centure
Who is King Ezana?
500
These people overran the government of Egypt in 1517 and established Islam as the official religion.
Who are the Ottoman Turks
500
This planting method involved replanting part of the parent plant to grow a new one
What is the West African Planting agriculture.
500
Port Adulis
What is the Port of the Axumite Kingdom on the Red Sea?
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