African Empires Quest

African Civilization that was a Christian Kingdom?

• Axum

• Zimbabwe

• Timbuktu

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

The wealth of the empires came from controlling the trading of what two items?

• gold and salt

• silver and salt

• gold and pepper

• salt and sugar

Which city was the cultural center in Mali?

• Ghana

• Egypt

• Timbuktu

• Madagascar

The great explorer that visited Mali was

• Ibn Battuta

• Ferdinand Magellin

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernan Cortez

True or False? Mansa Musa was known for handing out millions of dollars worth of gold to people.

• True

• False

Using the information provided by this map, a valid conclusion that can be drawn about Indian Ocean trade networks is that they

• hindered (got in the way of) the growth of African coastal cities

• prevented cultural contact between Africa and Persia

• connected India to the Middle East and to East Africa

• promoted migration between the west African interior and east Africa

This is a map of Africa.  What letter marks the location of the Niger River?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Which civilization lived here?

• Zimbabwe

• Mali

• Axum

• Rome

How did geography help Axum?

• They were close to Egyptian pharaohs

• They were on the Red Sea and had control of water

• They controlled the entire Mediterranean Sea

• They built a road through the Sahara Desert

Where were the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

• Northeast Africa

• Southern Africa

• Western Africa