Impact of Geography - Emerging Civilizations and Religions
What desert extends from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean in the continent of Africa? It is also the largest desert in the world.
Sahara Desert
What was the Kingdom of Mali's most famous trading center?
Timbuktu
Who was the leader of the Songhai Empire at the height of its power?
Muhammad Ture
What is it called when groups of independent villages are organized by clans and led by a local ruler or clan head?
Stateless societies
What is the name of the special class of storytellers who devote their lives to remembering and reciting their cultures’ histories?
Griots
King Ezana was the king of what kingdom? He converted to Christianity and he made Christianity the official religion of his kingdom.
Axum Kingdom
Who was the richest and most powerful ruler of the Kingdom of Mali?
Mansa Musa
Who created a new dynasty named the Sunni dynasty in 1464? Most of his life was on horseback conducting military campaigns expanding the Songhai Empire.
Sunni Ali
What was the wealthiest and most powerful state in Southern Africa?
Zimbabwe
What is the name of the group of people who believe that they could foretell events?
Diviners
What are the four climate zone found on the African continent?
Desert, Rainforest, Mediterranean, Savanna
What was the first great trading empire in Western Africa?
Ghana
Due to the capture of the trade routes of what two resources the Songhai Empire was one of the strongest Empires in Africa?
Salt and gold trade
Zimbabwe was known for its gold mines, much of Zimbabwe's gold resources ended up in the hands of this Mongol ruler?
Kublai Khan
According to some African cultures, ritual ceremonies were dedicated to who, as they were believed to be closer to the gods.
Ancestors
What religion, which arose from the Arabian Peninsula, quickly came to dominate northern Africa? This religion was a direct threat to Christianity.
Islam
What name was given to the well known nomadic traders who brought good back and forth across the Sahara Desert?
Berbers
The Swahili language was created from what two other languages?
Bantu and Arabic
The role of this group in African society is to provide support for their members?
Lineage group
What culture is the oldest known West African culture to have created sculpture.
The Nok
What kingdom of declined in power and eventually collapsed due to the rise of the Christian kingdom Axum?
Kush
Who was the first ruler of Mali and was born with a disability in which he was given braces so that he could walk?
Sundiata Keita
Name one of the items that Africa exported to other parts of the world?
Gold, Ivory, Iron
Who/what was believed to participate in family and community life. They were also invoked and honored during regular celebrations, such as a harvest festival, and during rites that marked birth, adulthood, marriage, and death.
Spirits of Ancestors
In the Congo, boys and girls were raised by their mothers until what age? After this time they were split between father and mother.
Age of 6