African Civilizations

The Kingdom of Kush was geographically centered on the

• Euphrates River

• Nile River

• Sahara Desert

• Zagros Mountains

Sahara's geographic feature is

• semi-arid regions near the borders of the Sahara

• large desert area in North Africa

• large grasslands in Central Africa

• includes Indus, Nile, and Euphrates Rivers

Sahel's geographic feature is

• semi-arid regions near the borders of the Sahara

• large desert area in North Africa

• large grasslands in Central Africa

• all of Africa's rivers

Savanna's geographical feature is

• semi-arid regions near the borders of the Sahara

• large desert area in North Africa

• large grasslands in Central Africa

• none of the above

Which river is associated with the ancient civilization of Egypt?

• Indus River

• Nile River

• Euphrates River

• all of the above

Which river is associated with the ancient civilization of Gupta?

• Indus River

• Nile River

• Euphrates River

• none of the above

Which river is associated with the ancient civilizations of Sumer?

• Indus River

• Nile River

• Euphrates River

• all 3 rivers

Features of Ancient Greece

*mountainous land

*remote valleys

*many islands

The information is MOST useful in answering which historical question?

• When did ancient Greece develop colonies?

• How did people in ancient Greece gather food?

• What did people in ancient Greece trade with other regions?

• Why did ancient Greece have many independent city-states?

The city near the Niger and the Bani Rivers became a large city in medieval Africa. Its location was suited to trade and agriculture. What city is described in the information?

• Adoghast

• Timbuktu

• Jenne-jeno

• Koumbi Saleh

Which of these BEST describes the geography of the Niger River?

• It flows from east Africa in an arc to the Atlantic Ocean.

• It flows from central Africa eastward to the Indian Ocean.

• It flows from the ocean inland in an arc through west Africa.

• It flows from an inland area to the sea in the northeast of Africa.