Chapter 15 African Kingdoms and City-States

35. According to the map, which kingdom was the largest?

5. Kingdom of the Soninke people located between the Niger and Senegal rivers

24. King Ezana of Axum strengthened ties with the Mediterranean world by

Africa has more Muslims than Christians in 2018?

20. Soldier-king who made Songhai the largest kingdom in West Africa

Ghana grew powerful because it

41. The Greeks traded and ruled Egypt at one time.

38. What others ancient civilizations influenced African Kingdoms?

32. One reason Zimbabwe declined was

What did Sundiata do to the people of Mali?

18. Which of the following kingdoms had a port on the Red Sea?

11. The Nubian capital of Meroë was an important producer of

Combining Arabic and Bantu formed what new language?

26. Which kingdom came after the Ghana kingdom?

22. Center for trade and learning in Mali

In early Africa, most villagers were

19. What religious tradition did the Axumites pass on to the Ethiopians?

Timbuktu became a great trade city and center of Muslim learning.

43. The Arabs helped spread Islam and its ideas as well as

What skills did the Bantu spread through Africa?

36. According to the map which kingdom lasted the longest?

12. Made a hajj resulting in trading and diplomatic ties between Mali and other Muslim states?

15. Monsoon winds aided trade between East Africa and

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

29. How did Mansa Musa forge new trading and diplomatic ties with Muslim states?

3. World’s largest desert

What animal did the Romans introduce in North Africa?

13. Axum prospered partly because it had a port on the

40. The Romans influenced African Kingdoms by

The slave trade increased as Africa’s contact with whom increased?

Ghana had more territory, more people, and more trade than Mali.

14. The griots of West Africa preserved

34. According to to the map which African Kingdom started first?

42. The Arabs conquered most of Central Africa.

10. Capital of inland empire whose name means “great stone buildings”

23. Kingdom in the rain forests of the Guinea coast

30. How did the ruler of Ghana profit from the trade routes that met in his empire?

Africa’s savannas

The Sahara trade was dominated by what two products?

Africa’s trade has always been spurred by this

31. Trade across the Sahara was revolutionized by this.

37. According to the map, the largest kingdoms were located in

According to the government of Ghana, power was transferred to the king’s son.

28. Camels were important for crossing the Sahara because

The Swahili culture was

16. Refers to people who trace their inheritance and descent through the mother’s side?

25. Which of the following practices represents an adaptation to the environment?

What major crop did the Portuguese produce using enslaved people from Africa?