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Built a series of churches carved from stone.

Who is Lalibela?

100

"Hello" in Swahili.

What is "jambo"?

100

A strip of land separating the desert from wetter areas.

What is the Sahel?

100

A storyteller who keeps history alive through oral tradition

Who is a griots?

200

The name (or nickname) of the founder of the Mutapa Empire.

Who was Mutota?

Who was Mwene Mutapa?

200
The most powerful of the East Africa city states.

What is Kilwa?

200
Open, tropical grasslands.

What is the savanna?

200

The largest desert in the world.

What is the Sahara?

300

Conquered Kush and made his kingdom Christian.

Who was King Ezana?

300

The Great Enclosure was located in this kingdom.

What is Great Zimbabwe?

300

Earliest known African society to use iron.

Who are the Nok?

300

A language which developed in Cameroon and Nigeria.

What is Bantu?

400

Famous for being rich and making a hajj.

Who was Mansa Musa?

400

The monsoon winds blow in this direction from November to March.

What is from India to Africa?

400

The written and spoken language of Aksum.

What is Ge'ez?

400

Refers to a language or a blend of Arab-African culture.

What is Swahili?

500

This dynasty is said to be descendants of an Israeli king from the Bible.

What is the Solomnid Dynasty?

500

This kingdom fought with Ethiopia for many years.

What is the Adal Kingdom?

500

Tall stone monuments, often with inscriptions carved into them.

What are stelae?