African Geography
T/F Africa is a continent.
T
T/F Story telling was important in Ancient African culture.
True
T/F in Ancient Africa family was a major factor in village life.
True
These were high elevated plains created by slicing earth plates.
Plateau
Mansa Musa made the country of Ghana an incredible culrual and scientific center.
False (Mali)
What world famous river exists in Africa?
Nile River
These families are made up of several generations.
Extended families
A group of people extended from the same ancestor.
Clan
T/F Africa has mountains, polar caps, deserts, rivers and rain forests.
False
T/F Mansa Musa brought the Muslim religion to Africa
True
What is the name of the famous desert located in North Africa?
The Sahara Desert
This is a name for gospel songs used to deal with the hardships of slavery in America?
Spirituals
Families that use the mother identity as an identifier for their families.
Matrilineal
These are areas of high and mostly flat land created by the earth's slicing tectonic plates.
Plateau
Mansa Musa made his kingdom one of the richest kingdoms in the world by having his people mine this substance.
Gold/Salt
These are tropical grasslands with smal trees and shrubs.
Savannas
These individuals were Ancient African story tellers.
Griots
These individuals used dhows to settle in east Africa.
Arab Traders
Pyramids are located in this African country.
Egypt
King Sundiata KKeits had his history and conquests described and recorded by these individuals.
Griots
What type of forests make up 10% of Africa's land area?
Rain Forests
Griots used this form of story telling to explain the history of their village.
Oral History
Scientists believe the first humans appeared in the eastern and southern parts of this continent.
Africa
These were used to transports goods across the Sahara Desert with camels.
Caravans
These religious figures could foretell the future.
Diviners