Geography
Continent Ethiopia in
What is Africa
This 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire is famous for his lavish pilgrimage to Mecc
Who is Mansa Musa?
What caused more conflicts as African populations grew?
Competition for land and resources
This religion became important in the Mali Empire through trade and was practiced widely during the reign Mansa Musa.
What is Islam?
What type of gender roles were common in Africa from 800-1500.
What is traditional roles?
This Kingdom was politically active along the Congo River?
What Is Kingdom of Kongo?
He founded the Mali Empire and reigned from 1230 to 1255.
Who is Sundiata?
What did African chiefs organize to fight enemies?
Military forces
During the first century, this religion reached Egypt and north Africa soon after the faith’s appearance.
What is Christianity?
What social classes were based on the age of the workers?
What is age grade?
What city in Southern Mesopotamia did Ali Bin Muhammad and 15,000 Zanj captured?
What is Basra?
In the 4th century C.E., these East African monarchs became some of the earliest royal converts to Christianity.
Who are the kings of Axum?
What weakened the kingdom of Ghana?
Raids by nomads from the Sahara
This city located in the Mali empire is known for its large population and, wealth and places of learning
What is Timbuktu?
What social class enslaved people to become workers and military fighters where they could eventually earn their freedom?
What is Slavery?
What part of Africa was St. Augustine from?
What is North Africa?
Kings of this West African empire financed an army of 200,000 warriors by placing taxes on trans-Saharan gold trade.
What is the Kingdom of Ghana?
What two problems caused the decline of Mali?
Internal fighting and outside attacks
These religions concerned themselves not with matters of theology but with explaining, predicting, and controlling the experiences of individuals and groups in the world?
What is Traditional African Religions?
What area did the Zanj class belong to?
What is the Swahili coast?
What Modern Day County contains the ancient city of Koumbi-Saleh?
What is Mauritania?
This tightly centralized Congolese state featured a royal government with officials managing financial affairs and a cowry shell currency system.
What is the Kingdom of Kongo?
What empire replaced Mali in the late 1400s?
The Songhay Empire
Christianity established a foothold in this kingdom, which was located in the highlands of modern Ethiopia?
What is Axum?
What profession was seen as the most important from 800-1500 in Africa?
What is iron working?