Mesopotamia
Early religions were polytheistic, meaning they believed in _____
Many gods
Judaism
What do you call the ruler of ancient Egypt?
Pharaoh
Who was the richest man to have ever lived?
Mansa Musa
The boat trip from Africa to the Americas in which slaves were tightly packed
Middle Passage
Which invention/discovery was not made by Mesopotamians?:
Circle is 360 degrees
E = M(CxC)
Hour is 60 minutes
E = M(CxC)
Muslims believe that _______ was the messenger of God's word
Mohammad
North
All three West African kingdoms were along what river?
Niger River
European countries met to divide Africa among themselves, Africans were not invited
Berlin Conference (1884 & 1885)
Cuneiform
Currently, what are the three areas in Israel where Palestinians live?
Gaza Strip, West Bank, Golan Heights
What was papyrus used for?
List the West African kingdoms in order
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
List three technologies that helped Europeans colonize Africa
A Mesopotamian pyramid-temple
Ziggurat
What is the extremist, militant Palestinian group?
Hamas
Form of government when a king/queen has absolute power
Monarchy
Why was salt so important?
It preserved food
What violent massacre happened in Africa in 1994 due to a rivalry between African ethnic groups?
Rwandan Genocide
Mesopotamia was between what two rivers?
Tigris and Euphrates
The Jewish movement to return to their homeland in Palestine
Zionism
A stone coffin
Sarcophagus
Mansa Musa traveled to _______ and caused inflation by giving away tons of ______
Mecca, Gold
Why did Christopher Columbus sail west?
To find a shorter route to India