Life in African Kindoms

An ethnic group is people who

• grow similar food.

• share a language, ancestry or religion.

• share a belief in god or gods.

• like to read the same literature.

What is NOT true about Africa and gold

• Two-thirds of all gold mined was produced by Africa

• Gold was a major African import

• Gold was exchanged for other products

• Most of the gold at this time came from West Africa

Early European Traders referred to West Africa as:

• The Gold Region

• The Gold Coast

• The Ashanti Kingdom

• Ghana

Who was allowed to sit on the golden stool?

• Nobody

• The Asantewaa

• The Asantehene

• The Asantewaa and the Asantehene

• The Asantehene, but only when he became king

What is the significance of the Golden Stool for the Ashanti people?

• It symbolized the power of the Ashanti people

• The stool was meant to encourage equal rights for all

• The Ashanti would become rich making furniture and household goods

• The Ashanti people could only worship if they were sitting on the Golden Stool

What country was the Kingdom of Benin in?

• Ghana

• Nigeria

• Kenya

• Africa

What is the term they give to the leader of the Kingdom

• King

• Oba

• President

• Ruler

The people of Benin were polytheistic - meaning...

• they worshipped one gods.

• they worshipped many gods.

• they worshipped no gods.

• they had two religions.

The Kingdom of Kongo is located in what is now

• the country of Egypt

• the country of Angola

• the country of South Africa

• the country of Nigeria

Who was the first ruler of Kongo who at first provided enslaved Africans for the Portuguese slave trade.

• Mbanza

• Alfonso I

• Kilwa