Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was one of the greatest civilizations in world history located along this river in northeast Africa.
What is the Nile River?
This was home to the advanced civilization known as Kush.
What is Nubia?
This empire quickly gained fame as a trading center thanks to its location on the southern edge of the Sahara.
What was Ghana?
A living being from a very long time ago that is related to a similar being that is living on the earth at this time.
What is an ancestor?
A generic term for human or humanlike beings that walk on two feet.
What are hominids?
The ruler of Ancient Egypt’s government
What was the Pharaoh?
The capital city of Kush toward the end of its history.
What was Meroe?
Mansa Musa was the Emperor of this empire.
What was Mali?
A traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.
What is a legend?
The process of changing plants and animals to make them more useful.
What is domestication?
The ruling families of Ancient Egypt.
What were dynasties?
Meroe was located north of Khartoum, which is presently the capital of this African country.
What is Sudan?
This empire won its independence and this resulted in the collapse of Mali.
What was Songhai?
An extensive group of states or countries under a single supreme authority, especially an emperor or empress.
What is an empire?
The three wealthy and powerful empires of West Africa.
What were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
A form of writing that used a combination of pictures and symbols.
What was hieroglyphics?
Kush took over Egypt after much fighting in this year.
What is 750 BC?
This is the part of Africa that is south of the Sahara Desert.
What is Sub-Saharan Africa?
Conduct the policy, actions, and affairs of (a state, organization, or people).
What is govern?
Mansa Musa is remembered for his pilgrimage to this holy city.
What is Mecca?
Tombs that were built for Ancient Egypt’s pharaohs and their companions.
What are pyramids?
Meroe was destroyed in this year by the rival state of Aksum.
What is 350?
Mansa Musa worked to spread this religion by building mosques.
What is Islam?
A group of shapes, lines, numbers, colors, or other things that are arranged in a special way and repeated many times.
What is a pattern?
He came to power in 1464 and began an expansion that would make Songhai a major empire.
Who is King Sunni Ali Ber?