Ancient Africa

Geography: Match the following

• Near the Nile River, in present day Sudan

• Great Zimbabwe

• Present Day Ethiopia near the Read Sea

• Kush

• Large West African Empire that spanned different lanscapes.

• Askum

• Founded by Shona stone people in South-Central Africa

• Mali

Which of the following is a literacy forms common to early African civilizations?

• Written History

• Short Stories

• Photographs

• Oral Histories

Why is Africa considered the "cradle of humankind"?

• Oldest forests

• Oldest animal remains

• Oldest Trees

• Oldest fossil remains of humans

What was Mali leader Mansa Musa famous for?

• Pilgrimage to Mecca

• Creating Mali

• Attacking Egypt

• Sailing to America

Most African-Americans are historically from civilizations found in which region of the African continent?

• East Africa

• West Africa

• Egypt

• South Africa

How many different ethnic groups exist on the African continent?

• 5,000

• 50

• 1,000

• 4,000

Africa is where the cattle were first domesticated and metalworking invented.

• true

• false

Mark all that apply: What kind of evidence finally confirmed that iron technology was indigenous to Africa and not imported from other societies?

• The discovery of Nok terracotta figures

• The discovery of knife and ax blades

• The discovery of iron-smelting furnances

• The discovery of copper and bronze jewlery

What was essential to carry trade goods across the Sahrah?

• Camels

• Elephants

• Horses

• Chariots

African Slavery pre-Atlantic slave trade was

• non-existent

• comparable to Chatel Slavery in America

• comparable to European serfdom in the 15th century