The Aksum Kingdom and Kingdom of Ghana
The Songhai Empire
The Mali Empire and the Kush Kingdom
Regular and Irregular Verbs/ Parts of speech
Textbook readings
100

The Kingdom of Ghana began in this year?

What is 300 BC

100

Ali Kolon and Sulyaman Nar were Songhai princes who were captured and held captive here

What is Mali?

100

This man was the most famous emperor of Mali

Who was Mansa Musa?

100

The word glimmer can be used as which two parts of speech?

What are a noun and a verb?

100
Mary Hays became more commonly known as this nickname

Who is Molly Pitcher?

200

The Aksum Empire was located in these two present day African countries

(Give at least one)

What are Eritrea and Ethiopia?

200

Mansa Maghan, whose father was this famous man, was a weak leader

Who is Mansa Musa?

200

This African Empire was the richest ancient empire the world has ever had

What is the Mali Empire?

200

The word, "ready," is this part of speech

What is an adjective?

200

She was a housewife and spy in the American Revolution

Who is Lydia Darragh?

300

During the 700s CE, this religious group began to move from the Arabian Peninsula and into Africa

What are Muslims?

300

Unlike other armies in West Africa, the Songhai army was made of this kind of soldier

What are professional soldiers?

300

The Kush Kingdom began in about this year

What is 2000 BCE?

300

Typically, with this kind of verb, we add an -ed ending in the past tense

What are regular verbs?

300
In "They called her Molly Pitcher," General Washington accords this army rank to Mary Hays

What is sergeant?

400

King Tunka was the ruler of this kingdom

What is Ghana?

400

In 1464, the fierce king named this came to the throne of the Songhai Empire.

Who is  Sonni Ali Ber?

400

Muslim scholars throughout Africa traveled to Timbuktu to study at this

What is the university?

400

These verbs are the ones we use most frequently in English and French, which is why they have changed so much over time

What are irregular verbs.

400

This man was shot on the battlefield, and his wife had to take over shooting his cannon for him

Who is William Hays?

500

The kingdom of Ghana spread over an area almost as big as this American state 

What is Texas?

500

Ali Kolon started this dynasty

What is the Sonni Dynasty

500

This city was an important center for learning and trade in Mali

What is Timbuktu?

500

The verb "to buy" is an example of this type of verb

What is irregular?

500

In "A Spy for Freedom," British soldiers used this expression when they anticipated that there was a spy in their midst

What is "The walls must have ears"?