Early States and Trades

What type of gold is deposited by a river?

• Alluvial Gold
• Sedimentary Gold
• Riverine Gold
• Fluvial Gold

What does trans-Saharan mean?

• Cities in the Sahara

• Trade across the Sahara

• A type of dessert in Africa
• A mountain range in Africa

What is a city-state?

• A city-state is a state that only consists of rural areas.
• A city-state is a region governed by a city council.
• A city-state is a country with multiple cities as its capital.
• A city-state is a sovereign state consisting of a city and its dependent territories.

Which empire/kingdom flourished in East Africa around 300-600 A.D.

• Kingdom of Aksum
• Ancient Ghana

• Kongo Kingdom

• Kingdom of Benin

Which kingdom/empire did Mansa Musa rule?

• Mali Empire
• Zulu Kingdom
• Ghana Empire
• Songhai Empire

The Kingdom of Benin actively traded with which two European countries?

• Spain and France
• England and Germany
• Portugal and the Netherlands
• Italy and Russia

Zimbabwe is a Shona word meaning ____?

• stone houses

• warriors

• paved roads

• empire

The Kongo Kingdom is most known for its _____?

• cotton production
• ivory trade
• Highly organized government

• gold mining

Aksia Muhammad helped which empire/kingdom prosper?

• Empire of Mali

• Aksum Empire

• Kongo Kingdom

• Empire of Songhai

Ghana gained wealth and power by taxing the gold and ______ trade?

• sea food

• ivory
• Iron

• salt