Days 3/4 - Eastern and Western African Empires

Where is the Aksum Empire?

• near Ethiopia

• in Zimbabwe

• near Ghana

• in Persia

What was the religion of the Aksum Empire?

• Islam

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

Select the TWO languages that made Swahili.

• Bantu

• Greek

• Arabic

• Latin

Select ALL of the information about Great Zimbabwe.

• located in Southern Africa

• surrounded by a huge wall

• had about 18,000 people

• the empire existed from the 1100s to the 1400s

What TWO trade goods were the MOST important in the Trans-Sahara trade routes?

• sand

• iron

• salt

• gold

What religion spread along the African trade routes?

• Judaism

• Christianity

• Greek Orthodox

• Islam

What river valley was important for the Ghana empire?

• Nile

• Niger

• Zambezi

• Tigris

What city was important for trade in the Mali empire?

• Cairo

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

• Rome

Who is the most powerful Mali king that made the hajj to Mecca?

• Djenne

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Muhammad

Which empire took over after the Ghana and Mali Empires?

• Egyptian

• Moroccan

• Songhai

• Carthage