Africa

A semi arid area between the Sahara and the Congo is called the

• Sahel

• savanna

• desert

• grassland

The only mountain range in Africa are the

• Rocky Mts

• Atlas Mts

• Ural Mts

• Alps

This island is located off the east coast of Africa

• Madagascar

• Saudi Arabia

• India

• Australia

A traditional African storyteller

• dhow
• griot
• gringo
• Swahili

The grasslands that cover about 40 percent of Africa’s land area 

• Sahara
• Swahili
• savanna
• plateau

Who is Mansa Musa

• One of the greatest Kings of Ghana. He was a proud christain
• One of the greatest kings of Mali. Built Mosques.
• allowed different religions in his kingdom
• built many Jewish temples

A caravan is

• a group of people or animals traveling together on a long journey especially through the desert

• a car that is large and shaped like a van

• giving money or goods to a ruler or country for protection

A griot is a

• holy journey

• group of people on a long trip through the desert

• storyteller and entertainer in Ancient Africa

What is a nomad?

• plantation owners who live along the coast

• industrial workers who live in African cities

• one who wanders from place to place to find food and water

• those who live and farm in the villages on the edge of the dessert

What has been the most reliable way to get across the Sahara over the centuries?

• horse

• camel

• wagon

• railroad