Ancient Africa Test Review

A group of traders typically travelling across the desert using camels

• caravan
• boers
• caste
• kush

A mud brich material made from clay and straw used to make walls and homes

• berber
• adobe
• maghreb
• kora

An empire located in the Horn of Africa that ruled from 100 CE to 940 CE.

• Carthage
• Axsum
• Ghana
• Zimbabwe

A people group from the Middle East who invaded and conquered North Africa in the 700s CE.

• Berbers
• Boers
• Moors
• Arabs

The native peoples of North Africa

• Berbers
• Boers
• Moors
• Arabs

A powerful city-state in North Africa on coast of the Mediterranean Sea. It rivaled Rome between 650 and 146 BCE

• Ghana
• Carthage
• Griot
• Aksum

The staple food of West Africa. It is made from yams.

• Nyama
• Fufu
• Kora
• Magrheb

A stringed instrument similar to a harp that was played by the griots

• Kush
• Kora
• Nyama
• Maghreb

Emperor of the Mali Empire who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia. He was one of the richest people in history.

• Mansa Musa
• Moors
• Kora
• Aksum

Dutch and French settlers in South Africa.

• Berber
• Moors
• Boers
• Arabs