Africa and the Americas: Vocab and People

A region of central Africa that consists primarily of grasslands, but also has scattered brush and trees.

• Savannah

• Quetzalcoatl

• Codex

• Sahara

Match the following

• Mesoamerican god

• Swahili

• Bantu language used in the Africa

• Tenochtitlan

• Aztec city-state

• Gold-Salt Trade

• The trans-Saharan trade route

• Quetzalcoatl

• The largest desert in the world

• Sahara Desert

Incan citadel set high in the Andes Mountains in Peru, above the Urubamba River valley. Built in the 15th century and later abandoned

• Machu Picchu
• Eiffel Tower
• Taj Mahal
• Great Wall of China

Codex

• Manuscript

• Scroll
• Papyrus
• Folding books

A city inhabited by the Shona people, which flourished between the 10th and 15th centuries. It is believed to have been a monarch’s royal palace.

• Great Zimbabwe
• Amazing Zimbabwe
• Fantastic Zimbabwe
• Incredible Zimbabwe

Which civilization did Endubis belong to?

• Aksum

• Viking
• Mayan
• Roman

Ruler of the Kingdom of Aksum in the 3rd century

• King Arthur
• Queen Cleopatra
• Endubis

• Emperor Nero

Considered one the wealthiest people in history

• Bill Gates
• Mansa Musa

• Elon Musk
• Mark Zuckerberg

Which civilization did Mansa Musa belong to?

• Mali Empire
• Roman Empire
• Aztec Empire
• Ottoman Empire

Became king by violently overthrowing his brother and destroying much of Benin City

• Caesar

• Ewuare the Great

• Oba Erediauwa
• Oba Akenzua II