Map Quest! (It's all a lie)
This is the world’s largest desert, covering most of North Africa.
Sahara Desert
Ancient West African kingdoms grew wealthy from trading these two main products.
Gold and Salt
Swahili is a blend of African languages and this foreign language from traders.
Arabic
This kingdom in West Africa was one of the earliest, known for controlling gold and salt trade routes.
Ghana
The Nile River flows through Egypt and is famous for being the world’s _______.
The Longest River
This desert animal, called the “ship of the desert,” made long-distance trade possible.
Camel
A traditional African storytelling method that passes history by word of mouth.
oral tradition
This famous city in Egypt was founded by none other than Alexander the Great himself
Alexandria
This grassy region south of the Sahara is known as a “transition zone” between desert and savanna.
Sahel
This river in West Africa was the main “highway” for trade in Mali and Ghana.
Niger River
This major religion spread into North Africa from the Middle East after the 600s CE.
Islam
European nations divided up Africa in the late 1800s in an event called the “Scramble for Africa.” What was the main reason?
Control land and resources
This tall mountain in Tanzania is the highest point in Africa.
What is Mount Kilimanjaro?
Mansa Musa
These skilled storytellers in West Africa kept history alive through music and tales.
Griots
This South African leader spent 27 years in prison and later became president, ending apartheid.
Nelson Mandela
This massive landform in East Africa was created by shifting tectonic plates and is home to many lakes.
What is the Great Rift Valley?
Today, Nigeria is one of the world’s top producers of this natural resource used for fuel.
Oil
This policy in South Africa separated races and denied Black South Africans equal rights until the 1990s.
The Apartheid
This organization, founded in 2001, brings African countries together to promote peace, trade, and cooperation.
African Union