Ch. 13 Section 2 Quiz History of Africa

What asset helped the Bantu dominate other cultures

• The ability to make weapons from iron

• They had a language others wanted to use

• They had knowledge of how to grow crops

• There was cultural diversity among the Bantu migrants

Which group helped spread Swahili into the interior of Africa?

• Bantu migrants

• European traders

• Arab traders

• Songhai Warriors

What was the basis of Ghana's wealth?

• It's location between two important resources

• Salt mines in the desert

• trade with countries outside of Africa

• Sources of alluvial gold

What strong Kingdom arose in Central Africa around the year 1390?

*It was known for a highly organized government

• Aksum

• Kongo

• Songhai

• Mali

This group in southern Africa, built a great walled city called Great Zimbabwe.

• Kongo

• Mali

• Shona

• Ghana

Zimbabwe means...

• friendship

• stone houses

• straw huts

• God is good

This powerful empire was located near present-day Ethiopia

• Mogadishu

• Shona

• Mali

• Aksum

Shona people traded resources like...

• Gold, trees, salt

• Gold, copper, iron

• Gold, rice, sugar

• Gold, tobacco, cotton

This leader of the empire of Mali brought education, the Islamic faith and better trade control to his people. Who was he?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata

• Jumo Kenyatta

• Mahatma Ghandi

Trade across the Sahara is called ______________ trade.

• Across Saharan

• Sub-Saharan

• Over Saharan

• Trans- Saharan