Pre-Colonial
Pe-Colonial II
Colonial
100

The water clock created by the Egyptians


                    What is clepsydra


100

The river that flows north from the highlands of East Africa to the Mediterranean Sea and is the largest river in Africa


                      What is the Nile River

100

The name of the African thumb piano


                    What is the kalimba


200

The ancient name of the northern part of Africa


                         What is Nubia


200

These are the two most widely spoken African languages 


                  What is Swahili and Yoruba

200

Common materials used in African sculpture and art


       What is gold, silver, ivory, wood, and clay

300

The Egyptian alphabet that mean sacred carvings


                     What is hieroglyphics


300

This African artwork was used only on special occasions and funerals of important people

 

                          What are masks

300

Literature that tells about the slaves and their experiences where animals take on the characteristics of people


                      What are folktales

400

In 218 B.C. this military genius crossed the alps with elephants and 26,000 men to capture Rome


                        Who is Hannibal

400

In regard to size, how does Africa rank among the seven continents


                         Second Largest


400

In 1777, this was the first U.S. territory to abolish slavery


                     What is Vermont   


500

The first paper which is often rolled into scrolls, was made in Egypt from what plants


                          What is papyrus

500

This ruler transformed the small state of Mali into a great empire

 

                           Sundiata Keita

500

Using African cooking methods, slaves used this vegetable to make hoecake, mush hominy, and roasted ears


                             What is corn

600

This commodity was the basis of the trans-Saharan trade that created the power and wealth of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay


                                  Gold

600

The Gulf of Guinea is also referred to as what other 4 names

Grain Coast

Ivory Coast

Gold Coast

Slave Coast

700

This structure is called one of the 7 wonders of the Ancient World and was built in Egypt


                      The Great Pyramid

700

The name of the beautiful cloth that Ashanti weavers make with each design given a name of its own


                           What is Kente

800

He was the most celebrated ruler of Ancient Sudan. Also known as the richest person in history


                               Mansa Musa

800

In 1062, this Ghana ruker reigned over an empire that made him very wealthy from the collection of taxes and tributes


                     Who is Tenkamenin

900

This statue in Egypt resembles the body of a lion with the face of a person

     

                          The Sphinx


900

Musical instruments Africans developed


        harp, flute, zither, guitar, drum, xylophone

1000

The original name of Egypt


                           What is Kemet


1000

Musical pattern used in rap music and created in Africa


                    What is syncopation

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