This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Privacy Policy OK

Post-Classical African Kingdoms Beekeeper

| See more in History

The Ghana to the Swahili.

MatthewColson
Created Date 11.19.18
Last Updated 11.20.18
Viewed 7 Times
Your browser doesn't support HTML5. System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String] System.Collections.Generic.List`1[System.String]
submit to reddit

Would you like to build your own game?

It's easy!

Go to the GameBuilder and get started!

Topics of this game:
  • _____ from the South was traded for _____ in the North.
  • _____ and _____ were important for trade and communication in Central Africa.
  • This Empire was known as "The Land of Gold" and lasted from 800 AD to 1100 AD.
  • What people from Morocco destroyed the Ghana Empire?
  • This Empire was at its height from 1300 AD to 1450 AD.
  • The Mali adopted this religion.
  • This King of the Mali destroyed Egypt's economy by giving away gold on his pilgramage.
  • This empire from 1450 AD to 1600 AD had trading cities at Timbuktu and Jenne.
  • This was the greatest dynasty of the Songhai, controlling both gold and salt.
  • This was the greatest king of the Songhai.
  • This Nigerian people took over the Songhai.
  • These people made palm oil/wine, adopted Christianity early and had a king at Mbanza.
  • These people had a capital at Ife'Ife and made stunning terra-cotta statues of kings.
  • Congo and Yoruba had this in common.
  • These people had a powerful king and amazing metallurgy and ivory statues.
  • The Congo, Yoruba, and Benin were at their height at this time.
  • This East-African kingdom spoke Shona and made impressive stone structures.
  • A stone structure, thought to be the the king's residence, is associated with this cult.
  • One's worth in society was judged by this.
  • True or False: Upon discovering all this, Europeans were stunned that Africans did this.
  • They traded gold and ivory with the Swahili at what city?
  • True or False: They never met Europeans.
  • Swahili trading cities were a mix of African and _______ cultures.
  • Arabs arrived on their dhows thanks to what natural occurance?
  • Why did most Africans probably become Muslims?
  • What were Swahili trading cities called by Arabs?
  • How many cities were in Zenj?
  • Which of the following did the Africans not widely trade?
  • WHat did they trade these for?
  • What did the Arabs introduce to East Africa?