3.1 The Rise of African Civilizations

The Bantu or "the people" packed their belongings in their canoes and began moving throughout Africa. Which river did they leave?

• Benue River

• Nile River

• Niger River

• Congo River

In western Africa, what was the first empire to develop around the AD 400s?

• Mali

• Nigeria

• Ghana

• Kush

In the 1200s, which kingdom conquered what was left of the shrinking empire of Ghana?

• Mali

• Nigeria

• Morocco

• Kush

Who conquered the trading city of Timbuktu in the mid 1200s?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Sunni Ali

• Song Hai

Who was the last strong king of Mali?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Sunni Ali

• Song Hai

Who was the leader of Songhai who drove the Berbers out of Timbuktu in AD 1468?

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Sunni Ali

• Hagen

an area of high flat land

• griot

• steppe

• plateau

• dhow

West African story tellers

• griot

• steppe

• plateau

• dhow

a sailboat

• griot

• steppe

• plateau

• dhow

Which desert in Africa is the largest desert in the world?

• Sahara Desert

• Kalahari Desert

• Mojave Desert

• Gobi Desert