Geography
What migration spread language and farming across sub-Saharan Africa?
What is the Bantu migration?
What type of religion existed in Africa before Islam and Christianity?
What are traditional/animistic/ancestor worship?
What were short, wise sayings used in African oral tradition?
What are proverbs?
Which kingdom came first: Ghana, Mali, or Songhai?
What is Ghana?
What two goods were most important in West African trade?
What are salt and gold?
What major river was central to West African kingdoms?
What is the Niger River?
What is the holy language of Islam?
What is Arabic?
What type of stories were passed down by griots?
What are oral histories?
Who founded the Mali Empire?
Who is Sundiata Kieta?
What animal helped traders cross the Sahara?
What are camels?
Which region of Africa was known for gold deposits?
Where is West Africa?
Which Aksum king converted to Christianity?
Who is King Ezana?
What African culture is known for early ironworking?
Who are the Nok culture?
Who made Mali wealthy and well-known around the world?
Who is Mansa Musa?
What trade method was used by Ghana to keep gold mine locations secret?
What is silent bartering?
What geographic feature made trade across the Sahara difficult?
What is the vast desert?
hat dynasty continued Christian rule in Ethiopia?
Who are the Zagwe Dynasty?
Name a famous city known for learning in Mali.
What is Timbuktu?
Which ruler strengthened Songhai with government reforms and promoted education?
Who is Askia Muhammad?
What city on the Swahili Coast grew wealthy from Indian Ocean trade?
What is Kiliwa or Mogadishu?
Where was the kingdom of Aksum located?
Where is East Africa, near the Red Sea (modern Ethiopia/Eritrea)?
What famous religious journey did Mansa Musa take?
What is the hajj or pilgrimage to Mecca?
Who was the Muslim traveler who wrote about West Africa?
Who is Ibn Battuta?
What caused the fall of Songhai?
What is a Moroccan invasion with guns?
What group of North African traders controlled desert routes?
Who are the Berbers?