African Kingdoms

A group of African languages spoken in Central & Southern Africa.

• Axum

• Bantu

• Swahili

• Ghana

Early African trading kingdom, located in current day Mali. First colony to win independence from Great Britain.

• Ghana

• Ethiopia

• Nigeria

• Senegal

What kingdom did not border the Atlantic Ocean?

• Ghana

• Morocco

• Egypt

• India

What desert were the kingdoms closest to?

• Kalahari

• Gobi

• Sahara

• Atacama

What kingdom was closest to the Nile River?

• Ghana

• Axum

• Mali

• Babylon

African kingdoms that controlled trade in Africa for several centuries.

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco

• Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya

• Swahili, Housa, Yahwus

Emperor of West African empire of Mali. Under his rule, Mali reached the height of its power and influence.

• Sundialta Khana

• Askia Muhammed

• Shaka Zulu

• Mansa Musa

Group of people who's job is to tell stories of their communities

• Historians

• Storytellers

• Griots

• Bards

The spread of desert in an area (due to climate change and human activities)

• Expansion of grasslands

• Desertification

• Increase in rainfall

• Migration of wildlife

Powerful trading empire that flourished in N. Africa.

• Babylon

• Carthage

• Persia

• Axum