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African Emprire
Question | Answer |
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What are the empires of West Africa? | the Songhai and the Asante |
What was one empire of Southern Africa? | the Zulu |
What was one empire in Central Africa? | the Kongo |
What was one empire in East Africa? | Ethiopia |
Which two African empires became Christian strongholds? | Ethiopia and the Kongo |
The leaders of which African empire converted to Islam? | The Songhai |
Which 2 African empires stayed true to their indigenous belief systems? | the Asante and the Zulu |
Which river served as a conduit for trade and travel for the Songhai? | the Niger |
Which river served as a conduit for trade and travel for the Kongo? | the Congo |
Which African empires suffered from religious warfare? | Ethiopia and the Songhai |
What form of government did all of the African empires have? | monarchy |
What trade route was used by the Songhai and Asante? | the Trans-Saharan |
What is the name of the area at the tip of southern Africa? | the Cape of Good Hope |
What is the name of the area of East Africa the juts into the Red Sea? | the African Horn |
What "good" was traded by the Songhai, Asante, and Kongo? | slaves |
What good was traded by both Ethiopia and the Kongo? | ivory |
Which empire was able to produce objects from metal? | the Kongo |
In what ways did the Kongo excel at cultural expression? | art made of wood, textiles and terra cotta |
Due to their isolation, the primary economic activities of the Zulu was? | agriculture and raising livestock |
What missionaries were most responsible for the conversion of some empires to Christianity? | the Jesuits |
What did all slave trading empires have in common geographically? | they bordered the Atlantic |