African Kingdoms

Zimbabwe's rulers became rich because

• They mined salt and sold it to Berbers

• They taxed the trade goods that went through their land.

• They raised cattle and sold them

• The made and sold textiles

Which city-state had Africa's main source of gold?

• Kilwa

• Zimbabwe

• Kongo

• Mali

What effect did the Portuguese have on the kingdom of Kongo?

• They helped to increase trade and wealth in Kongo

• They brought the religion of Islam to Kongo.

• They drained the workforce by enslaving people of Kongo.

• The raided and destroyed the Great Enclosure.

In African history, the main purpose of a "griot" was to

• Play instruments and keep alive the music of the people.

• Tell stories and preserve the history of the people.

• Teach math and science and keep alive the education of the people.

• Perform surgeries and keep people and alive.

The Shona created

• Terra Cotta Sculptures

• Trans-Saharan Trade

• The kingdom of Great Zimbabwe

• The Dhow ships for Indian Ocean trade

Aksum was located in the modern day country of

• Egypt

• Congo

• Ethiopia

• Ghana

Timbuktu and Djenne were centers for Islamic art, literature, and Science.

• True

• False

_____ was the first of the great trading states to emerge in the area south of the Sahara in West Africa.

• Ghana
• Axum
• Nubia
• Sierra Leone

The common language of East African trade kingdoms was

• Swahili

• Arabic

• English

• Spanish

What river helped the traders in Mali transport their goods?

• Nile River
• Yangtze River
• River Thames
• Niger River