African & American Kingdoms

Identify the sub-Saharan kingdoms that dominated the Trans-Sahara trade network

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Zimbabwe

• Inca

• Mali

What kingdom is best identified shown

• Axum

• Zimbabwe

• Maya

• Aztec

Malian (Mali) gold became highly sought after

• Mansa Musa's Hajj (pilgrimage)

• The capture of Timbuktu and Gao by Songhai

• The collapse of the Silk rood trade network

• The exploration of the western world by European explorers

Which empire took over from a weakened Mali?

• Ghana

• Aztec

• Songhai

• Inca

• Axum

As a result of Trans-Sahara trade, which religion came to dominate western Africa?

• Orthodox Christianity

• Islam

• Roman Catholic Christianity

• Judaism

• Buddhism

What happened to the Mayan civilization by the Late 900s?

• It was invaded and conquered by the Spaniard Hernando Cortez

• It was invaded and conquered by the Spaniard Francisco Pizzaro

• It mysteriously declined and the civilization ultimately collapsed

• It expanded to include much of Central and South America

The geography of the Mayan civilization can best be described as

• rainforests and jungles of the Yucatan penninsula

• arid valley of central Mexico

• Dry dessert like conditions of the Sahel near the Niger River

• High altitudes of the Andes Mountains in South America

The Maya, Greeks and Sumerians all shared

• Use of a similar language and writing system

• Same set ofistic godspolythes

• Extensive use of human sacrifice

• Confederation of independent city-states

• the fate of being conquered by Alexander the Great

What city grew to become the cultural, educational, and religious center of the Mali and Songhai Empires?

• Gao

• Chichen Itza

• Timbuktu

• Tenochtitlan

• Machu Picchu

The Mayan civilization was most well known for

• Common coinage used throughout the empire

• Development of a highly accurate calendar system to record agricultural time

• An extensive road system the covered tens of thousands of miles

• Mathematical principles including the development of Algebra