Vocabulary
Across the Sahara
Trans-Saharan
This King of Mali was the richest man in history
Mansa Musa
This Kingdom is located right in the middle of a huge rainforest
Kingdom of Kongo
This is the largest desert in the world
Sahara
This is another word for "sailor"
Mariner
Telling stories orally (without writing)
Oral Tradition
This early North African people were the first to use iron tools
The Nok
Name the two African empires that were located in West Africa (100 Points Each)
Ghana and Mali
These are fertile grasslands with few trees
Savannas
Swahili is a language and culture that is a mix of these two different cultures (100 POINTS EACH)
Bantu
Arabic
A large city that controls the surrounding towns and lands
City-state
A West-African storyteller
Griot
This East African kingdom traded gold and ivory with Arabia, Rome, and even China
Aksum
This area is known for large trees, lots of plant life, many different species of animals...and for getting a lot of rain
Rainforest
True or False: Before the arrival of Islam, Ghana and Mali did not have systems of writing
True - they relied on Oral Tradition
A long, thin boat used by East African sailors
Dhow
This ethnic group spread its culture and language across all of Africa, giving birth to languages like Swahili
The Bantu
What do the downfalls of Aksum, Ghana, and Zimbabwe all have in common?
Overfarming
The part of Africa below the Sahara Desert is known by this name
Sub-Saharan Africa
These two commodities were Ancient Africa's most valuable trade goods (200 points each)
Gold and Salt
A large group traveling together
Caravan
These nomadic people live and travel across the Sahara Desert in North Africa using camels
The Berbers
This African city-state - built by a Bantu-speaking group - directly translates to "Place of Stone Houses"
Great Zimbabwe
This is the process by which fertile land eventually becomes a desert
Desertification
This Swahili phrase means "no worries"/"no troubles"/"no problems"
Hakuna Matata :)