Ancient Africa Chapter 5 Lesson 3 7th Grade

Where were the kingdoms of Kush and Axum form?

• Along the Nile River

• Along the Niger River

• Along the Senegal River

• Along the Indus River

What is a stele?

• A large stone pillar that marks the graves of Axum rulers

• A type of metal used for advances weapons

• An advanced form of metallurgy

• The pillar that comes out of a Minecraft beacon

What important thing did Frumentius do?

• He influenced King Ezana to become Christian

• He was a Syrian twin that got shipwrecked

• He was a great military leader of Axum

• He was the last ruler of the kingdom of Axum

Monks helped establish Christianity in...

• Axum

• Kush

• Mali

• Songhai

Which of these did Zagwe not do?

• Continue to use Christianty

• Carve churches out of solid rock

• Have a golden age to religious literature and music still used today

• Replace Kush as the commercial center of northeast Africa

During the time of the Zagwe empire which immigrants blended with communities and formed more than three dozen city-states?

• Arab and Persian

• Arab Muslim

• Swahili

• Chinese and Indian

The Swahili were a(n)...

• Islamic culture that formed in trading towns

• Religion based off ancient Persian religions

• Culture that involved dance with trade

• group of religions reformers seeking to spread Christianity