Which is NOT a geographical region in Africa?
A. Sahel
B. Savannah
C. Mojave
D. Sahara
What is
C. the Mojave
100
Eastern African cities traded all of the following except
A. ivory
B. slaves
C. olive oil
D. precious stones
What is
C. olive oil
100
Followers of this religion composed the first written history of Africa?
A. Islam
B. Animism
C. Coptic Christianity
D. Greek Orthodoxy
What is
A. Islam
100
Menelik is the offspring of what king according to legend?
A. Jonadab
B. Solomon
C. Musa
D. Frumentius
Who is Solomon? (B)
100
Identify #4 on the map.
What is the Atlantic Ocean
200
A wide strip of land between the Sahara and the Savannah
What is the Sahel?
200
Served as a sign of wealth and prosperity in Africa
What is livestock?
200
What religion spread to western Africa by way of Muslim traders?
What is Islam?
200
The imperial title of the Ethiopian ruler is
A. The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
B. The Defender of the Faith
C. The Lord Protectorate
D. The Priest of the Coptic Kingdom of God
What is
A. The Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
200
Identify #2 on the map
What is the Nile River
300
The name European's gave to the region in Africa where gold was mined in abundance
What is the Gold Coast?
300
A group of people who could trace their ancestry back to a common relative
What is a clan?
300
This clan worshiped only one god.
What is the Kikuyu?
300
The title of the king of Mali which means ruler.
What is Mansa?
300
Identify # 1 on the map
What is the Sahara desert
400
The city whose name means "great house of stone"
What is Zimbabwe?
400
A group of two or more clans that share the same language, beliefs and customs.
What is a tribe?
400
The belief that spirits lived in trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, or air.
What is animism?
400
The Mali king who brought much gold to Mecca.
Who is Musa?
400
Identify # 6 on the map.
What is Timbuktu
500
The key port through which Zimbabwe's gold was transported
What is Kilwa?
500
The common trade language based on the Bantu language.
What is Swahili?
500
The slave who introduced the Ethiopians to Coptic Christianity