Africa quiz

A ________ is a group of families descended from a common ancestor.

An area with tall grasses and few trees is

Which group moved from the Benue River to southern Africa?

The Shona build zimbabwes out of

Which was the strongest empire in east Africa?

History and traditions spread by spoken word is called

What was the name for an African village storyteller?

Historians evaluate the truth of an oral history account by comparing it with stories from different areas.

Historians know exactly why the Shona disappeared.

Ghana was a center of trade for copper and salt.

Where was Songhai's center of Islamic faith and learning located?

Arabian merchants brought what religion to Ghana?

What was Swahili?

One of the consequences of African contact with Europe was

What civilization did King Ezana influence by making Christianity its official religion?

The Tuareg were skilled warriors.

Which of the following was not true of the San and Khoikhoi?

Pygmy tribes lived deep in the rainforest.

Historians divide Africa's early peoples into groups by common

What was Sundiata Keita called?

What is a fertile area in the desert with water called?

Why was Morocco able to defeat Songhai?

Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca and handed out so much gold the economy declined.

Which kingdom was on the east coast of Africa?

Most people in ancient Africa did not have a written language.

Who made Mali an empire by conquering Ghana and taking control of the gold and salt trade?

Ghana became rich trading gold for

The empire of Mali included all of Ghana and more land.

The Tuareg's most valuable possession was the

What is one way that the king of Ghana gained wealth?