History of Africa

Beginning around A.D. 750, in the salt trade, Africans traded gold for Arab traders' salt.

Where did the salt trade take place?

• 1.2 Western & Central Africa

• 2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa

• 3.2 North Africa

The first of the great West African empires was active between A.D. 600 and A.D. 1200.

• Ghana empire

• Mali empire

• Songhai empire

• Great Zimbabwe

The second of the great West African empires was active between the mid-1200s A.D. and about the mid-1400s A.D.

• Ghana empire

• Mali empire

• Songhai empire

• Great Zimbabwe

The largest empire in African history was active between the mid-1400s A.D. and about the early-1600s A.D. It took over the great trading cities of Tombouctou and Djenne.

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

• Great Zimbabwe

The emperor Mansa Musa made a grand pilgrimage to Mecca during his reign, strengthening his empire's ties to North Africa.

During which empire did Mansa Musa rule?

• Ghana Empire

• Mali Empire

• Songhai Empire

• Great Zimbabwe

Tombouctou flourished as a center of the salt trade and of Islamic learning and culture.

Where was Tombouctou located?

• 1.2 Western & Central Africa

• 2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa

• 3.2 North Africa

CHECK ALL which are correct. In the late 1800s, European countries looked to Africa for more colonies.

Which region(s) of Africa were affected by European colonization?

• 1.2 Western & Central Africa

• 2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa

• 3.2 North Africa

Nubia became a center for trade, especially with Egypt. Skills and technologies that they learned from Egyptians - for example: iron-making - were then passed to other parts of Africa.

Where was Nubia located?

• 1.2 Western & Central Africa

• 2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa

• 3.2 North Africa

The Aksum empire had traders who sold gold, ivory, and other goods. They traded with Rome and India.

Where was Aksum located?

• 1.2 Western & Central Africa

• 2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa

• 3.2 North Africa

Great Zimbabwe was a large trading city founded by Bantu speakers. Its traders took gold and ivory to Africa's east coast ports where they traded for goods from China, India, and Southeast Asia.

Where was Great Zimbabwe located?

• 1.2 Western & Central Africa

• 2.2 Southern & Eastern Africa

• 3.2 North Africa