(U2) African Kingdoms

Mansa Musa, one of the famed kings of Mali, was said to have been one of the riches humans of all time.

• True

• False

_ and _ were the two most important resources trading across the Trans-Saharan Trade systems.

• Gold

• Salt

• Silk

• Preserved Foods

• Camels

The _ and _ are two of the largest ethnic groups that many African civilizations have origins to.

• Swahili

• Bantu

• Mossad

• Aryan

• Arab

Which of the following was NOT a known African kingdom/civilization?

• Mali

• Zimbabwe

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Abbasid

During the same time African kingdoms were growing and expanding, Europe was experiencing the _.

• Dark/Middle Ages

• The Renaissance

• The Classical Era

• The Golden Age of Europe

• The Age of Exploration

_ became the leading religious practice in Northern and Western Africa, while _ became influential in Eastern Africa.

• Islam

• Christianity

• Buddhism

• Judaism

• Hinduism

Many African cultures' histories relied on griots, oral storytellers that passed on histories down from one generation to the next.

• True

• False

The most important city for trade, religious study, and university learning in the Kingdom of Mali was _.

• Timbuktu

• Goa

• Fez

• Cairo

• Casablanca

Most successful African Kingdoms chose to locate themselves near what type of geographic feature?

• Rivers

• Deserts

• Oceans

• Mountains

• Jungles

Prior to major European involvement in Africa, slave trading still existed.

• True

• False