The Swahili
A large group of over 400 African groups
What is the "Land of gold"?
A medieval West African Kingdom in Ghana
What is Portugal?
What are Ethiopia and Liberia?
Two African Nations
What is the Nile?
This river, the longest in the world, was central to the development of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
What are Tanzania, Uganda, and Kenya?
Nations in East Africa
If you are trading salt what would you get in return?
Gold
What is the Middle Passage?
A voyage for enslaved Africas
Who is King Leopold II?
Belgian monarch controlled the Congo Free State as his own private
What is Great Zimbabwe?
These massive stone ruins in Southern Africa, built by the Shona people.
What is "off the coast"?
A location simulated in the sea/ocean
Who was Mansa Musa?
A ruler in the years 1312-1337 C.E
What is the Triangular Trade?
a 16th-to-19th-century transatlantic trade system connecting Europe, Africa, and the Americas, characterized by three distinct legs
What is the Berlin Conference?
a meeting of European powers
What is the Songhai Empire?
This empire succeeded Mali as the largest in West Africa
What is Islam?
A religion
If you are trading gold what will you get it return?
Salt
Who is King Afonso I?
The Kongo King
What is "The White Man's Burden"?
A poem by Rudyard Kipling was often used to justify imperialism
What is Aksum
Located in modern-day Ethiopia, this ancient kingdom was a major naval and trading power and one of the first to adopt Christianity.
What is Kilwa?
A city-state
Who is Sundiata Keita?
What is Mbanza Kongo?
This is the capital of the Kongo Kingdom
Who is Menelik II?
He was the Ethiopian emperor who successfully defeated the Italian army at the Battle of Adowa.
Who is Nelson Mandela?
This Nobel Peace Prize winner spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first Black president of South Africa in 1994.