African Empires and Kingdoms

African Empires and Kingdoms

6th - 8th Grade

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African Empires and Kingdoms

African Empires and Kingdoms

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1.

LABELLING QUESTION

1 min • 7 pts

Lable each of the historic African Kingdoms and Empires.

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
Kongo
Mali
Songhai
Ndongo
Benin
Asante
Ghana

2.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the Kigdom to its description:

Asante Kingdom

Skilled Artisans, farming communites, resisted slavery.

Benin Kingdom

Powerful King, converted to christanity, traders & enslavers.

Kongo Kingdom

Known for gold craftsmanship, traded enslave people for weapons.

Ndongo Kingdom

Known for bronze artwork, grew powerful from the slave trade.

3.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 3 pts

Match the Empire to its description:

Ghana

Known for gold, capiotol city was Timbuktu, ruled by Mansa Musa 1, controlled trade.

Songhai Empire

Largest, Controlled trade, ruled by Sunni Ali.

Mali

Smallest, peaked in 1200s, known for gold and Ivory

4.

REORDER QUESTION

1 min • 5 pts

Put the Empires and Kigdoms in the correct sequence:

Benin

Mali

Songhai

Ghana

Asante

5.

CLASSIFICATION QUESTION

3 mins • 7 pts

What African Kigdoms/Empires did and did not take part in the Slave Trade?

Groups:

(a) Did not trade enslaved people

,

(b) Traded Enslaved People

Ndongo

Ghana

Benin

Kongo

Asante

Songhai

Mali

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Controlling the trade of these two (2) resources caused West African Empires to become powerful and wealthy:

Gold

Fur

Spices

Salt

Enslaved People

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

African people and goods weree important in increasing ...

European intrest in world resources and exploration.

African emperial power around the world.

the power of the slave trade across the Atlantic Ocean.

the amout of gold produced by Europe.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Before exploration all trade from West Africa had to cross...

The Atlantic Ocean

The Sahara Desert

The Red Sea

The Indian Ocean

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Portugese bring to Africa to trade for gold?

People

Animals

Manufactured goods

Raw materials