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Africa/Trade Routes
Africa and Trade Routes Review
Question | Answer |
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Which African kingdom was located in South Africa? | Zimbabwe |
Which African kingdoms were located in west Africa? | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai |
Which African kingdoms were located in east Africa? | Axum, Kush |
What was the language family that spread across Africa? | Bantu |
What is the culture and language that developed around trade in East Africa? | Swahili |
Who was Ibn Battuta? | Indian explorer who traveled and wrote about Africa |
Who was Mansa Musa? | Ruler of the Mali during their height in power and wealth |
What two products were exchanged in West Africa to make it successful? | Gold and salt |
What is anism? | Belief that spirits inhabit everything |
Which African kingdoms were Muslim? | Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Zimbabwe |
Which African kingdom was Christian? | Axum |
Zimbabwe sits between what two rivers? | Zambezi and Limpopo |
The west African kingdoms surround which river? | Niger River |
Which city was a center for learning and trade? | Timbuktu |
Axum is near what river? | Nile River |
Which trade route crossed through Africa? | Sub-Saharan |
Where did Islam spread to? | Across Asia, Africa, and into Spain |
Gold came from - | West Africa |
Spices came from - | India |
Textiles came from - | India, Europe, and Arabia |
Porcelain came from - | China and Persia |
Paper came from - | China |
Sugar came from - | India |
Silk came from - | China |
The Waterwheel came from - | China |
The Windmill came from - | Arabia |
The Compass came from - | China |
Islam came from - | Arabia |
Buddhism came from - | India and China |
Peaches came from - | China |
Salt came from - | Africa |
Priting came from - | China, later Europe |
Where was the Silk Road located? | Stretched across Asia to the Mediterranean Basin |
Where was the Maritime Routes located? | Across the Indian Ocean |
Where was the Northern European Trade Route? | Stretched from the Black Sea to the Baltic Sea |
Where was the Western European Trade Route? | Wester Europe - along rivers and seas |
Where was the China/Southeast Asian Trade Route? | South China Sea |