West Africa
This man was the ruler of Mali in the 14th century and is known for his wealth and his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who was Mansa Musa?
The two East African Kingdoms.
What are Nubia/Kush and Aksum?
Great Zimbabwe was located between these two rivers.
What are the Limpopo and Zambezi Rivers?
The Kingdom of the Kongo traded with this European country.
What is Portugal?
The West African Kingdoms were located between these two rivers.
What are the Senegal and Niger Rivers?
These are the three main West African Kingdoms.
What are Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
Aksum spread this monotheistic religion throughout the kingdom.
What is Christianity?
The stone structures of Zimbabwe are impressive because they are built without this item holding the stones together.
What is mortar?
The Kongo is located nearby this river.
Where is the Congo River?
This is the line where days end and begin.
What is the International Date Line?
These two pieces of “technology” helped the Trans-Saharan trade routes to grow rapidly.
What are the caravan and camel saddle?
In addition to gold, Nubia also had this natural resource.
What is iron?
The three main architectural zones of Great Zimbabwe and who lived in each zone.
What is the Hill Complex for the kings, the Great Enclosure for the Royal Family, and the Valley Complex for the ordinary citizens?
The Kongo had the following natural resources: copper, ______, ivory, and salt.
What is cattle?
Which part of a map shows the distance between two locations?
What is the scale?
Mansa Musa took his pilgrimage to Mecca in this year.
When was 1324?
In addition to gold, Aksum also had this as a natural resource.
What is ivory?
The meaning of Zimbabwe in Shona.
What is “House of Stone”?
What was the capital of the Kingdom of the Kongo?
What is Mbanza Kongo?
The four main groups of Mesopotamia.
Who are the Sumerians, Akkadians, Assyrians, and Babylonians?
The approximate time periods for each West African Kingdom.
Ghana: 400 - 1200 CE
Mali: 1240 - 1500 CE
Songhai: 1450 - 1591 CE
Nubia/Kush took control of Egypt around this time period.
When was circa 750 BCE?
The size of Great Zimbabwe in acres.
What is 1800 acres?
These are the three modern day countries where the Kongo was located.
Where is Angola, the DRC, and the Congo Republic?
This is the only country in the world to have a flag that is not a rectangular or a square.
What is Nepal?