Egypt
Early Civilizations
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
100
Another word for Egyptian king
What is pharaoh
100

This group of people spread iron-smelting techniques and the knowledge of high-yield crops such as yams and bananas across Africa.

What is the Bantus.

100
The mineral resouce that Ghana was rich in
What is gold
100

The most famous ruler of Mali and richest man in history

What is Mansa Musa

100

The Songhai had an empire that reached this many miles throughout West Africa.

What is a thousand miles.

200

This is Egyptian writing, often written on papyrus by scribes.

What is hieroglyphics

200

This culture is a mixture of African and Arabian culture, meaning "peoples of the coast."

What is Swahili.

200

What Ghana traded for Gold

What is salt

200
Places of worship that Mansa Musa built in his kingdom
What are mosques
200

Leader Muhammad Ture overthrew the son of Sunni Ali and seized power in this year.

What is 1493 CE.

300

The type of religion that ancient Egyptians practiced before and after Akhenaten.

What is polytheism

300

Location of the kingdom of Nubia

What is south of Egypt (modern-day Sudan)

300

By this year, Ghana has expanded greatly throughout West Africa.

What is by 500 BCE

300

Place where Mansa Musa travelled to, visiting Egypt along the way, with an entourage of thousands of people. 

Where is Mecca

300
Invaders from the north that took over the Songhai
What is Morocco (Moroccans)
400

The 3 time periods in ancient Egyptian history.

What is Old, Middle, and New Kingdoms.

400

These people were nomads carrying much of the trade across the desert on camels.

What is the Berbers

400

Ghana was taken over by Sundiata Keita, resulting in the creation of this larger empire

What is Mali

400
Place of learning and trade Mali was known for
What is Timbuktu
400

This is the year that Songhai ended due to invaders to the North.

What is by the 1600's CE

500

This river valley where Egyptian civilization flourished and how many years ago it began!

What is the Nile River Valley and 7,000 years ago

500

This kingdom developed on the high plateaus of what is today Ethiopia and was an important center of trade. King Ezana had converted to Christianity and spread its beliefs throughout this kingdom.

What is the Axum.

500
The religion that spread throughout N. Africa and weakened the Ghana kingdom
What is Islam
500

Empire from the south that took over the Mali kingdom in the 1400's.

What are the Songhai.

500

These two countries gave Songhai control of the trading empires, especially salt and gold.

Timbuktu and Djenne