The rise of African Civilizations

What was one of Africa's first civilizations called?

• Kenya

• South Africa

• Egypt

• Ghana

What is not a characteristic of the Rain forest?

• warm

• heavy rainfall

• some crops can grow

• uneven rainfall

What separated North Africa from the rest of Africa?

• A desert

• A savanna

• A rain forest

• A mountain

What is a dhow?

• a tropical grassland with small trees and bushes

• a traditional African storyteller

• a sailboat with a special triangle- shaped sail

• an area of high, mostly flat land

What did Berbers use to successfully cross the desert?

• donkeys

• camels

• horses

• mules

What was the first great trading empire in West Africa?

• Axum

• Mali

• Sahara

• Ghana

What was an important stop on trade routes that connected all of Africa?

• Ghana

• Axum

• Mali

• Zimbabwe

What was NOT an effect of trade on West Africa?

• It brought war between the other parts of Africa

• It brought wealth

• It grew in population

• It brought on the building of empires

When was the first civilization in Africa developed?

• 3000 B.C.

• 2000 B. C.

• 1000 B.C.

• 4000 B.C.

What is Africa?

• country

• continent

• state

• a civilization