Ch. 11: African Civilizations

Study all vocab!

• got it!

• yes ma'am

• will do

• of course, Mrs. Chomi!

Africa's rainforests are located on either side of the ____

• equator

• coastal plains

• Sahara

• deserts

Bantu migrations lasted for ___

• about 5000 years

• about 1000 years

• about 2000 years

• about 100 years

Historians study the Bantu migrations by examining ____

• records of metalworking

• stories told by traditional African storytellers

• cattle raising

• old maps of migration routes

_____ was one of the most important kingdoms of the West African forests

• Benin

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

Muslim scholars in the empire of Mali taught students

• the Christian Bible

• Swahili Literature

• religion, math, medicine, law

• Bantu poems

The two most important products that were traded in West Africa were gold and _____

• wheat

• iron

• slaves

• salt

_____ was one of the most important kingdoms of the West African forests

• Benin

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

The port cities of East Africa traded with

• China, India, and Southwest Asia

• Songhai

• Europe and the Americas

• Portugal

The people who finally drove the rulers of Aksum from the coast of Africa were

• Muslim traders

• Jewish refugees

• Christian Kings

• Bantu farmers