People
Geography
Empires
African Culture
Trade/Business
100
Which king journeyed to Mecca in AD 1324?
Mansa Musa
100
Name the 4 climate Zones.
Mediterranean, Desert, Rain Forest, Savanna
100
Name W. Africa’s largest Empire.
The Songhai
100
Name the term used to describe the spreading of African people and culture worldwide.
African Diaspora
100
These awesome animals made trade trans-Saharan trade possible.
Camels
200
Who was Sundiata Keita?
Mali’s warrior king
200
What is the name of Africa’s longest river?
The Nile
200
How did Ghana become wealthy?
Taxes on Salt/Gold trade & they had a Large Army
200
Name the E African culture formed by combining African & Arabic
Swahili
200
What is the “Death Road?"
A trade route that goes through the Sahara for 1500 miles.
300
Who were the fishing groups who spread through Africa?
The Bantu
300
Most of Africa sits on a high flat land called _____________.
A Plateau
300
How were the Berbers defeated by Sunni Ali’s Songhai?
Seizing Economic resources
300
African History was kept alive by these respected members of the village.
The Griots
300
Why did rain forest kingdoms prosper?
Food Surpluses
400
Which Queen worked to keep her people free from Slavery?
Queen Nzinga
400
What do the Nile & the Niger rivers have in common?
Civilization Development
400
Name 2 rain forest Kingdoms
Congo & Benin
400
This term describes the way Africans trace heritage through their mothers.
Matrilineal
400
When Africans were traded by Europeans, What crop did the Portuguese trade them for?
Sugar Cane
500
Who controlled Mali’s Provinces?
The Generals
500
Which 4 bodies of water surround Africa?
Mediterranean Sea, Read Sea, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
500
Describe Ghana’s farmland.
It became poor over time.
500
This term describes groups of people descendant from the same ancestor.
Clan
500
This religion was spread to Africa through Arabian traders.
Islam
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