Early African Civilizations

When talking about Early African Civilization- the definition of "RIFT" is

• long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the earth's crust

• an argument between two people

• Africa south of the Sahara Desert

• deep gorge, typically one with a river flowing through it

Open grassland with scattered trees

• rainforest

• sahel

• desert

• savannah

moist, densely wooded areas

• sahel

• rainforest

• savannah

• desert

the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits

• Islam

• animism

• Sufism

• Christianity

Process in which people exchange goods without contacting each other directly

• Bidding and buying

• Bargaining

• silent barter

• trade

Mali's rise to power began under a ruler named

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Mufasa

• Askia the Great

Mali's most famous ruler was a Muslim ruler named

• Sundiata

• Mansa Musa

• Mufasa

• Askia the Great

Oral history means

• the storytellers of West Africa

• spoken record of past events

• a written record of past events

• short sayings of wisdom or truth

Storytellers of early West Africa were called

• griots

• scribes

• proverbs

• epics

Short sayings of wisdom or truth

• process

• kente

• epics

• proverbs