Journey Across Time The Rise of African Civilizations

Question 1

The Mali warrior king Sundiata Keita who rebuilt W. African salt and gold trade...Also known as

Accepted Answer

the Lion Prince

Question 2

In the 1200´s the kingdom of _________ conquered what was left of Ghana.

Accepted Answer

Mali

Question 3

Almost all of Africa, except the coastal plains, rest on a plateau. What is a plateau?

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an area of high flat land

Question 4

Sahara comes from the Arab word sahra , meaning _____________.

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desert

Question 5

The trade route that crossed the Sahara had this nickname.

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death road

Question 6

What is the tallest mountain in Africa?

Accepted Answer

Mt. Kilamanjaro

Question 7

Africa is about _____________ times as big as the United States.

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3x

Question 8

In W. Africa, storytellers who passed on tradition and told about their great king...

Accepted Answer

griots

Question 9

Camels were nicknamed ¨ships of the desert¨ because....

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all of the above

Question 10

The kingdom of ________ was in the middle of the West African trade routes.

Accepted Answer

Ghana

Question 11

West African empires grew rich from trading ________ and ________.

Accepted Answer

salt and gold

Question 12

Which type of physical feature covers the largest area of Africa?

Accepted Answer

Savannah

Question 13

Ghana´s power eventually declined because of.....

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All of the above

Question 14

In Ghana, people in the north had ____ mines and in the south had ____mines.

Accepted Answer

salt, gold

Question 15

Which answer best describes a Biome?

Accepted Answer

climate zones

Question 16

The largest desert in Africa is the_________?

Accepted Answer

Sahara

Questions 16