Ancient Egypt
Which kingdom built the pyramids?
Old Kingdom
What does “Ghana” mean?
Warrior King
What two capital cities did Kush have?
Napata and Meroe
Who founded the Mali Empire?
Sundiata Keita
Which Pharaoh was one of the first powerful women rulers?
Hatshepsut
What was Ghana’s capital city?
Koumbi Saleh
Which Pharaoh of Kush conquered Egypt?
Piye
What title was given to Mali’s emperor?
Mansa
Which Pharaoh formed the first monotheistic religion with the worship of Aten?
Akhenaten
What two natural resources were most valuable in Ghana?
Gold and Iron – plus Salt trade
What were the two main resources Kush traded?
Gold and Iron – also ivory, incense, slaves
What city in Mali became a center for education and learning?
Timbuktu
What new god became popular during the Middle Kingdom?
Amman-Ra
Around what year did pressure from Muslims to convert to Islam begin?
c. 1050 CE
Who had so much power in Kush they could decide when a king should die?
The Priests
Which emperor made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca with thousands of followers and camels of gold?
Mansa Musa
Name one great female leader of the New Kingdom.
Hatshepsut
What was the actual name the people of Ghana used for their kingdom?
Wagadu
What major reason caused the Kingdom of Kush to weaken and eventually collapse around the mid-300s CE?
The Romans took control of Egypt, weakening Kush until it collapsed around 350 CE
How did Mali begin to weaken after Mansa Musa’s rule?
Lost control of its borders, internal decline, civil war
Several African kingdoms moved their capitals during their history. Name one empire that changed its capital city, explain why it moved, and describe what advantage the new location provided.
Kush — moved the capital from Napata to Meroe to avoid constant fighting with Egypt. Meroe was further south and became a center for ironworking, which strengthened the kingdom’s economy and military.