Medieval Africa Unit 4

What is the name of the desert that covers Northern Africa?

• Mohavi

• Sahara

• Nile

• Thar

What is the name of the large open space, with trees and a long wet season, that covers almost half of Africa?

• Sahara

• Savanna

• Nile

What is the name of the river that flows through Ghana?

• Niger

• Nile

• Mississippi

• Amazon

A payment or gift often made to a ruler or government.

• tribute

• griot

• wealth

• Timbuktu

A person who shared stories and oral traditions.

• griot

• savanna

• colonization

• folktale

What did all three Medieval African Kingdoms have in common?

• trade

• pyramids

• Judaism

• Mansa Musa

How did the King of Ghana acquire great wealth?

• Controlling the gold trade.

• Selling statues.

• Building pyramids.

What did Sunni Ali do for the Songhai Empire?

• Unified the Empire

• Caused a civil war.

• Ended Trade.

Which term does NOT describe the general geography of Western Africa?

• Desert

• Savannah

• Niger River

• Mountainous

This was an important resource for preserving and adding flavor to food.

• Salt

• Sugar

• Thyme

• Sage