Unit 4: Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana and Songhai

100

Ghana's wealth came from controlling the trade of these two valuable resources.

Salt (Halite) and Gold

200

This river was essential for trade and agriculture in both Ghana and Songhai.

Niger River

300

After trading with Arab merchants, many West Africans converted and were influenced by this religion.

Islam

400

Ghanaians traded goods with merchants without making direct contact. They would leave their goods in a designated place and the other group would leave their goods in the same space. If they liked what they got, they would continue trading. What is this system called?

Silent Barter

500

This leader of Songhai expanded the empire, making it the largest African Empire, and strengthened its government.

Askia Muhammad

Mali and Culture

100

This famous ruler of Mali made a pilgrimage to Mecca, spreading wealth along the way.

Mansa Musa

200

What is a West African storyteller, historian, musician, and poet called

Griot

300

Who is the first king of Mali? He beat Ghana in the Battle of Kirina. Hint: He is the main character in the legend of the Lion King of Mali. 

Sundiata Keita

400

After returning from Hajj, Mansa Musa built mosques and a university in this city?

Timbuktu

500

Unlike Arab Muslims, West Africans believed that inheritance, property, and right to the throne passed down the wives or female members of the family. What is this called? 

Matrilineal Succession

East Africa and Kongo

100

This East African language and culture blended Bantu and Arabic influences.

Swahili

200

This kingdom in Central Africa became wealthy through trade in ivory, copper, and eventually slaves. 

Kongo 

300

What European power influenced the Swahili city-states and Kongo by trying to control its trade?

Portugual

400

This powerful East African trading city-state was famous for its stone ruins. (Hint: It's name means Great Stone House in Shona)

Zimbabwe

500

What is the name of the Arab traveler, scholar, and merchant who wrote about his journey to the Swahili city-states?

Ibn Battuta

Superheros

100

This superhero wields a hammer called Mjölnir.

Thor

200

This superhero is from the underwater city of Atlantis.

Aquaman 

300

In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker teams up with two alternate versions of himself played by these two actors.

Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire

400

This superhero is also known as the "Caped Crusader."

Batman

500

After a near-fatal encounter, this Marvel vigilante was resurrected by the Egyptian moon god Khonshu, emerging as a complex character steeped in mythology.

MoonKnight

Movies

100

Disney ripped off the Lion King of Mali to make this movie. It features a young lion who must reclaim his kingdom.

Lion King

200

This superhero movie introduced Wakanda and its king, T’Challa.

Black Panther

300

This DreamWorks movie features a giant green ogre and his donkey sidekick.

Shrek

400

In this Christopher Nolan movie, dreams can be infiltrated and manipulated.

Inception

500

This 1999 sci-fi movie features a hacker who discovers reality is a computer simulation.

Matrix