African Mythology
African Geography
Ghana
Mali/ Songhai
Things You Should Know
100
The name of the spider-man who defeated the python and became the god of wisdom and story-telling
Who is Anansi
100
The part of Africa where the trading kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were found
What is West Africa
100
The resource(s) that allowed the people of Ghana to trade successfully
What are salt and gold (only need one to get the points, no extra points for both)
100
The nickname of the man who defeated Ghana and created the empire of Mali
What is the Hungering Lion
100
What "Overview" means when we're doing OPTIC
What is your first thought or impression of what the picture is
200
Africans prayed to these deceased members of their families for wisdom and guidance
Who are ancestors
200
The geographical feature that covers most of Western Africa and makes it challenging to live there
What is a desert
200
Ghana is located south of _________ and northwest of __________.
What is the Sahara Desert and the Niger River
200
This city was a center in West Africa where all types of people would meet together to trade
What is Timbuktu
200
The chronological order of the African Trading Kingdoms
What is Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
300
The supreme ruler in all of the West African religion who created the entire world
Who is Akan
300
The name of the river that provides the only real source of water in West Africa
What is the Niger River
300
This animal allowed the people of Ghana to cross the desert and transport goods to trade.
What is the camel
300
The name of the leader of Mali who defeated Ghana and eventually had a movie based on his story
Who was Sundiata Keita
300
Anansi was a _________ which means he would probably be likely to put a fake snake in someone's bed.
What is a prankster
400
The method Anansi used to defeat the python and save the village
What is gave it a lot of wine and feed it a big meal
400
The name of the desert that covers most of West Africa
What is the Sahara Desert
400
The leader of Ancient Ghana
What is a king OR The Ghana
400
Sundiata Ketia gave rights to this group of people in Mali which was unheard of in the Ancient World
Who are women
400
One of the reasons that the trading kingdoms of Africa eventually vanished
What is the slave trade OR other countries taking their gold (only need one answer, no extra points for both)
500
One way in which the Akan religion is a lot like the Christian religion
What is having one god who created everything OR having one god that is split into three persons (only need one to get the question right)
500
Africa is a ________ and there are six other _________s in the world
What is a continent
500
Ghana eventually was defeated and taken over by this empire
What is Mali
500
The leader of Songhai who finally defeated Mali
Who is Sonni Ali
500
The name of the Disney movie that Sundiata Keita's life was loosely based on
What is "The Lion King"
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