Ancient Africa

What is the world's largest sandy desert?

• Nile

• Arabian

• Sahara

• Sahel

The climate in the Sahara is very arid. Arid means...?

• wet

• sandy

• dry

• a deodorant

Africa is a continent...

• False

• It's a country.

• It's too big to notice.

• True

Who are the "experts" at navigating the Sahara Desert?

• Children

• Nomads (Berbers & Tuareg in Africa)

• African chiefs

• Muslims

This is a mineral found in Africa used to make steel. Ghana made a lot of weapons out of it.

• Iron

• Salt

• Gold

• Oil

What is the name of the great trading center located in Mali?

• Hamada

• Sahel

• Timbuktu

• Mecca

What were two African trade items equal in value during ancient Africa?

• salt and yams

• tea and spices

• salt and gold

• silver and diamonds

Which river in West Africa did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai settle their empires along?

• Nigerian

• Nile

• Congo

• Niger

Name the great King of Mali who was really, really rich and took the pilgrimage to Mecca.

• Timbuktu

• Sundiata

• Muhammad

• Mansa Musa

What was the first written language in Africa introduced to them by their eastern "neighbors"?

• Songhai

• Arabic

• Swahili

• English