First Term World History Review II

Transition zone between the deserts of North Africa and the savannas to the south

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Nile

The desert that covers the entire North Africa

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Nile

A political system that integrates politics and religion

River where the Egyptian civilization flourished

• Sahel

• Sahara

• Nile

First African kingdom that converted into Christianity

• Aksum

• Kush

• Songhai

African kingdom that conquered Egypt and ended the New Kingdom

• Aksum

• Kush

• Songhai

Largest empire built in Africa

• Aksum

• Kush

• Songhai

Which did not contribute to the fall of the Old Kingdom?

• Foreign invasion

• Too much spending on pyramid constructions

• Internal conflicts among leaders and priests

True or False: The Aztec believed that their gods guided them in choosing Lake Texcoco to be the site of their capital.

• True

• False

True or False: The geography of the Andes Mountains prevented the Incas from expanding their empire.

• True

• False