Unit 4: Early Africa

During a history class, Olivia and Noah were discussing the main religion that was spread throughout Africa during its early history. Can you identify it?

• Islam

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Judaism

Arjun and Ava are studying the Bantu Migration in their history class. About how long did the Bantu Migration take?

• 18 years

• 180 years

• 1,800 years

• 18,000 years

In a history class, Avery asked how the Bantu people got their name.

• They had shared language.

• They had shared religion.

• They had shared political beliefs.

• They had shared location.

• They had shared economies.

What is Ibn Battuta famous for?

• swimming across multiple oceans and winning an Olympic medal
• learning all the languages of his time and becoming a prince
• falling in love with Cleopatra and getting married in Mali
• traveling through Africa and Asia and writing about his travels
• traveling through Africa and Europe and telling stories about his travels

Zoe is studying about historical figures. What is Mansa Musa famous for?

• his ability to educate others

• his ability to persuade people to travel

• his wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca

• how poor he was while still being respected and well-liked

• his wealth and pilgrimage to India

Grace and Michael are studying the main trade items from the Trans-Saharan Trade Network. What were these items?

• Silver

• Gold

• Sugar

• Salt

• Slaves

True or False: Samuel learned in history class that there was a difference between American slavery and slavery in other places/during other times.

• True

• False

Identify the West African Kingdoms outlined on the map.

a

b

c

Songhai (Orange)

Mali (Yellow)

Ghana (Red)