Ancient African Kingdoms

Which of these was not an African Kingdom? (a)  

• Songhai
• Zimbabwe
• Azteca
• Mali

If you focus only on European history, you are being ________.

• blackish

• Eurocentric

• Pygmalion

• apologetic

In early times the non-European civilizations of the East, Africa and America's were viewed as ​ ​ (a)  

• uncivilized
• anonymous
• autocratic
• foreign

Which were two of the most famous African Empires?​ (a)  

• Mali and Songhai
• South Africa and Botswana
• Eritrea and Senegal
• Congo and Zambia

Click on the circle that represents the nations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.

Match the following countries with rulers and other important facts.

• Songhai

• Richest ruler of Mali.

• Ethiopia

• Conquered Mali

• Ghana

• First to control the gold trade.

• Mansa Musa

• Coffee discovered 900 AD.

• Sundiata Keita

• Mali's Lion King

In Ancient Africa, which commodity was once as valuable as gold?

• silver

• copper

• salt

• jade

Roughly draw the shape of Africa.

Reorder the following based on their appearance as empires in Africa.

• Zimbabwe

• Axum (Aksum)

• Ghana

• Mali

• Songhai

If Africa had not been conquered and controlled by the Europeans until the 1900's, what do you think the continent would be like now?