Vocab
Map Questions
Section 1
Bantu/Dark Continent
Bantu/Dark Continent
Section 2
Mali Empire
Mali Empire
Section 3
Kilwa / Ethiopia
Kilwa / Ethiopia
100
Much of the area north and south of Africa's rain forests is _________________, a rolling grassland.
Savanna
100
What land feature is represented by the letters "YY"?
Sahara Desert
100
The two most important products that were traded in West Africa were gold and_____?
Salt
100
Considered the richest man on Earth, known for his legendary pilgrimage to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
100
Kilwa was a _________ city, that thrived off of trade with foreign lands.
Muslim
200
Desert travelers can rest at a(n) ___________, an area of vegetation fed by springs.
Oasis
200
What body of water is represented by letters "KK"?
Lake Victoria
200
A group of families who can trace their roots to the same ancestor is called a __________?
Clan
200
Mansa Musa wanted Tombouctou to be a leading center of?
Muslim Learning
200
Cut off from the rest of the world, the Ethiopians developed their own form of _________?
Christianity
300
Merchants in Africa bought gold by means of ____________, or trading without speaking.
Silent Barter
300
What mountain range is represented by the letter "E"?
Atlas Mountains
300
The Bantu-speaking people probably began to migrate because of______?
Population Growth
300
The founder of the Mali Empire was _______?
Sundiata Keita
300
The name of the official language and culture of Kilwa?
Swahili
400
Not even physical barriers can stop a great __________, or movement of people.
Migration
400
Which river is represented by the letter "M"?
Nile River
400
What did the Bantu-speaking people spread across Africa as they migrated?
Their language and culture
400
One sign of the Muslim influence in Mali was?
Mosques
400
The port cities of East Africa traded with India, Southwest Asia, and what other country?
China
500
Kilwa was a(n) ___________, having its own independent government and controlling the land around it.
City-State
500
What land feature is represented by the letters "FF"?
Mt. Kilimanjaro
500
The Bantu migrations lasted about how many years?
1,000 Years
500
Muslim scholars in the empire of Mali taught students to read?
The Quron
500
The people who finally drove the rulers of Aksum from the coast of Africa were Muslim ________?
Traders