Pre-Colonial People & Groups

Which West African Kingdom became rich from trading gold and salt?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Namibia

This West African Kingdom was known for the ruler Askia the Great

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Namibia

This West African Kingdom was known for the ruler Mansa Musa, who was credited with spreading Islam to Northern Africa

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Namibia

This man invented the printing press in the mid-1400s

• Christopher Columbus

• Sundiata

• Johannes Gutenberg

• Askia the Great

This group helped build mosques in the Kingdom of Ghana

• Native Americans

• Almoravids

• Paleo-Indians

• Berbers

This man founded the Kingdom of Mali

• Askia the Great

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Johannes Gutenberg

This Mesoamerican group had an empire that ruled 12 million people with one central government

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

• Aztec

This group was the first civilization in Mesoamerica, and were known for using stone in architecture and sculpture

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

• Aztec

This Mesoamerican civilization was famous for building pyramids, temples, palaces and canals

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

• Aztec

This Mesoamerican civilization was made of fierce warriors and became extremely rich by trading and making conquered people pay in cotton, gold and food

• Inca

• Maya

• Olmec

• Aztec