Chapter 12 Ancient Africa

The Sahara Desert covers most of the ________ half of Africa.

• eastern

• northern

• southern

• western

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

• savanna
• rain shadow desert
• griot
• oasis

What is a region with tall grass and few trees called?

• rainforest
• oasis
• savanna
• rain shadow desert

Botanists trace the movements of people by their ____.

• crops
• animals
• oral history
• language

Which African empire was located in modern-day Ethiopia?

• Ghana
• Aksum
• Mali
• Songhai

Which empire did Ezana convert to Christianity?

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Mali
• Aksum

Timbuktu became a center of learning for which religion?

• Christianity
• Animism
• Islam
• Hinduism

Which of these empires rose to power last?

• Ghana
• Aksum
• Mali
• Songhai

Under which ruler did Songhai gain its independence from Mali?

• Musa I
• Sunni Ali
• Sundiata Keita
• Ezana

Which empire was attacked and defeated by Morocco?

• Songhai
• Ghana
• Mali
• Aksum