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Africa

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Why do people all across Africa share some common ideas and customs? Bantu
What formed the basis of African society? Family
How did storytelling play a part in the education of African children? Each story told about living and history
What are the name sof two female African rulers? Queen Nizina and Dio-a-Kina
What kind of slavery did the Quran not allow? Muslim
What did Europeans have enslaved Africans do? Free Labor
What is the African Diaspora? Spreading people out through the country
How did religion affect African art? Hand in Hand
How did Africans use dancing to express themselves
How has African history and culture remained alive today? Music, art, and dance
A West African storyteller? griots
Who was the last strong king of Mali? Mansa Musa
What is the area of high flat land called? plateau
Who was the "Lion Prince" and founder of Mali? Sundiata Keita
Where was the ancient trading center on the Red Sea? Axum
A sailboat used by Arab traders was called? dhow
Who was the founder of the Songhai empire? Sunni Ali
An important trading city in West Africa? Timbuktu
What is a route? A road that takes you somewhere
Who was the Moroccan lawyer who traveled through the lands of Islam for almost 30 years? Ibn Battuta
What is the term for the culture and language of East Africa Coast? Swahili
What is the name of an East African leader? Sultan
Who was a member of the Igbo who wrote about their beliefs? Olaudah Equiano
A group of people descended from the same ancestor is called a? Clan
Who made Songhai the largest empire in medieval West Africa? Askia Muhammand
Who were the central part of West Africa's government? Kings
What was the Kings most important job? Control Trade
Because the king was the only one who could own gold nuggets, the people traded with what? Gold Dust
In Ghana, whose son inherited the kingdom? The son of the king's sister
Ghana and Mali divided the empire into what? Provinces
Mansa Musa rewarded his citizens for being? loyal
In Africa religion varied from place to place, but all provided rules for daily living. Many Africans believed that their relatives' what stayed with their community? Spirits
Mansa Musa allowed for various religions but tried to make what religion stronger by adding more mosque? Islam
He made Mali known throughout the whole world when he made his pilgrimage to where? Mecca
Where did he help spread Islam? West Africa
Under King Muhammad, who built the largest empire in West Africa? Sumhi
Where was the center of education and culture? Timbuktu
How many schools did he set up? 150
What did they teach from? Quaran
What is the name of the world's largest desert? the Sahara
What is the name of the second largest continent? Africa
Africa is the second largest continent. True or False True
Besides coastal plains, Africa is made up of mostly what? Plateaus
Who were the first people known to settle in North Africa and cross the Sahara to trade with Western Africans? The Berbers
What was the name of the first empire to develop in Africa? Ghana
What empire was a crossroad of trade routes? Ghana
Who was the great warrior of Mali that overtook Ghana? Sundiata Keita
Who built the largest empire in West Africa? Sunni Ali of Songhai
What makes farming possible/ Rain forests with wet climates
Who invented a boat with a triangular sail to travel to Africa? Arabs
Who supplied gold, copper, and ivory to East Africa? Zimbabwe
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