7th grade Chapter 9

The earliest known form of African art is

means tracing ancestry through mothers rather than fathers

is the type of landform in which the Great Rift Valley was created

Songhai leader who built the largest empire in medieval West Africa

A queen who led the fight against Arab invaders who attacked her kingdom

Are the grasslands that cover 40 percent of Africa's land area

is a gospel song

What great warrior-king, called "Lion Prince", ruled Mali from 1230-1255?

are the stories passed down from generation to generation

is a family made up of several generations

The Berbers adopted camels as a way to travel as well as a source of

is the unique culture of East Africa's coast and the language spoken there

Which people's migration's helped spread culture across medieval Africa

This African zone produces a surplus of crops

Two major products traded in early Africa

is a traditional African storyteller

Powerful African states such as Ghana and Mali had strong central governments

was a sailboat used by Arab Muslim traders to sail along the coast of East Africa

is a group of people who have descended from the same ancestor?

Queen who spent almost 30 years battling Portuguese slave traders

A group of people who believe by many African groups to be able to tell the future

During the 1440's the European slave trade was started in Africa by

Muslim holy city

Education in African villages was carried out by the family and church

is a grassy plant that is processed to make sugar

Many African dance rituals celbrated

The great trading center of Zimbabwe reached from south of the Zambezi River to the

Two most popular religions in early Africa

Muslims pray how many times a day?