chapter 13

Question 1

Sahara

Answer 1

Largest desert in the world

Question 2

Atlas Moutains

Answer 2

Mountain range on the northwestern side of the Sahara

Question 3

Great Rift Valley

Answer 3

extends from Red Sea to Lake Malawi

Question 4

Mount Kilimanjaro

Answer 4

Africa’s highest peak

Question 5

Savanna

Answer 5

An area of grassland with scattered trees and bushes

Question 6

Bantu

Answer 6

A major African language family. Collective name of a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and of the peoples speaking these languages. Famous for migrations throughout central and southern Africa.

Question 7

ghana

Answer 7

Accra

Question 8

Koumbi

Answer 8

…Ghana’s Capital, major center of trade.

Question 9

mali

Answer 9

A major city in africa

Question 10

Timbuktu

Answer 10

City on the Niger River in the modern country of Mali. It was founded by the Tuareg as a seasonal camp sometime after 1000. As part of the Mali empire, Timbuktu became a major major terminus of the trans-Saharan trade and a center of Islamic learning.

Question 11

jenne-jenno

Answer 11

Was an ancient city located on the Niger River. It was the oldest known city in sub-Saharan Africa

Question 12

Gao

Answer 12

an independent nonpartisan federal agency that acts as the investigative arm of Congress making the executive branch accountable to Congress and the government accountable to citizens of the United States

Question 13

sumanguro

Answer 13

King/Sorcerer who opposed Sundiata

Question 14

sundiata

Answer 14

the founder of Mali empire. He crushed his enemies and won control of the gold trade routes

Question 15

Mansa Musa

Answer 15

Emperor of the kingdom of Mali in Africa. He made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and established trade routes to the Middle East.

Question 16

Sonni All

Answer 16

founder of Songhai, believed to have magic powers, Songhai became a major trading state under his rule

Question 17

griot

Answer 17

A West African storyteller

Question 18

Axum

Answer 18

The Christian state in Africa that developed its own branch of Christianity, Coptic Christianity, because it was cut off from other Christians due to a large Muslim presence in Africa.

Question 19

Ethiopia

Answer 19

Addis Ababa

Question 20

Adefa

Answer 20

Capital of Ethiopia

Question 21

Solfala

Answer 21

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Question 22

Kilwa

Answer 22

A city-state found on east African coast(Zenj); fishing limited trade from 800-1000; turned to agriculture, increased trade in pottery and stoneware; major trading center by 14th century

Question 23

Great Zimbawe

Answer 23

Capital of the prosperous south African state which traded with the Swahili culture

Question 24

Benin

Answer 24

Porto-Novo

Question 25

ezana

Answer 25

King who ruled Aksum

Question 26

Lalibela

Answer 26

Which African king built Christian churches out of solid rock?

Question 27

Swahilli

Answer 27

Jambo, Asante

Question 28

oba

Answer 28

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Question 29

Zagwe dynasty

Answer 29

Succeeded the Zagwe dynasty, became deeply involved in an expanding conflict with Muslim Adal to the east

Question 30

solomonid dynasty

Answer 30

Succeeded the Zagwe dynasty, became deeply involved in an expanding conflict with Muslim Adal to the east