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Muslims in Africa & Griots
Benin, Zimbabwe, and Ashanti
History of African Kingdoms
Salt
Resources and Geography of African Kingdoms
100

Muslims spread their religion in African by traveling in _______________ with ____________.

caravans, camels

100

The Benin made many realistic _______________ to preserve their history.

sculptures

100

The first kingdom of western Africa was __________.

Egypt on the Nile

100
Salt was used to keep ________ from spoiling.

food

100

How did the geography of Egypt help it become great?

It was located on the Nile River giving it fertile soil to grow crops.

200

Muslims were the first to introduce this language to Africa.

Arabic

200

The Ashanti were taken over by the ____________.

The British

200

_____________ developed after Egypt farther south along the Nile, and Egypt tried to colonize it.

Nubia

200

Salt was used to make food _____________.

tastier

200

How did Ghana benefit from natural resources and geography?

It was located where trade routes crossed.  It had gold mines.
300
Muslim travelers were the reason that Africans developed their first ______________.

written language

300

British merchants who came to the Ashanti kingdom were amazed by the ____________ of Kumasi and later colonized their lands.

wealth

300

________________ developed after Egypt took over Nubia.  Nubians founded this new kingdom.

Kush

300

Salt was used as a __________ for illnesses.

cure

300

Meroe had a lot of ___________ leading to its success.

iron ore

400

Explain the role of griots in ancient African society.

They were responsible for telling stories by word-of-mouth highlighting the history of western African kingdoms.

400

Name one resource of Great Zimbabwe.

ivory

rich soil

plentiful trees

400
The Assyrian army invaded Kush and destroyed Napata which led them to move their capital to __________.

Meroe

400

People need salt to replace what their body lost due to _____________.

sweating in hot climates
400

Zimbabwe had _____________ and __________ allowing it to become great.

forests, fertile soil, located on trade routes

500

Why might the stories passed by the griots get changed over time?

They can get changed because they are passed by word-of-mouth and people might delete or add information as they pass stories through the generations.

500

How did the people of Zimbabwe become so rich?

The rulers collected tribute and taxes from merchants on trade routes.

500

The ______________ later destroyed the Kush capital of Meroe.

Aksum

500
_____________ were made of salt rock.

houses

500

_____________ allowed western African Kingdoms to trade with the Middle East.

Hint:  It's the name of a body of water.

the Niger River