African CivilizationsWest

Northeast

AxumGhana, Mali

Songhai

Southeast

Great Zimbabwe

Which Kingdom arose in present-day Ethiopia

A. Axum

B. Kush

C. Ghana

Which of the following became the main religion is Axum?

A. Islam

B. Animism

C. Christianity

What was the main item traded for gold in ancient Africa?

A. Silk

B. Stone

C. Salt

Where were the Trans-Saharan gold for salt trade routes located?

A.West Africa: Nile River

B.West Africa: Niger River

C.South Africa: Limpopo River.

How did Ghana grow rich?

A. by selling pottery to Europeans

B. by taxing traders that carried goods through their territory

C. by conquering East African kingdoms

As Ghana declined, which group seized power in West Africa?

A. KushB. CarthageC. Mali

This city was the largest trading center in Mali as well as a center of Muslim learning.

A. MeroeB. Great ZimbabweC. Timbuktu

Which religion spread to West Africa through trade?

A. Judaism

B. Islam

C. Buddhism

Which two religions continue to coexist in West

Africa today?

A. Shintoism and Buddhism

B. Islam and Judaism

C. Islam and Animism

Which of the following was the last and the largest of the West African Empires?

A. Songhai

B. Machu Pichu

C. Axum

These ruins belong to which of the following civilizations?A. Great Zimbabwe

B. Kush

C. Aztecs

Great Zimbabwe grew rich by taking control of trade routes in?

A. North East Africa

B. South East Africa

C. West Africa

Match waterways to civilizations

1. ___Zambezi and Limpopo A. Ghana, Mali and Songhai

2. ___Niger and Senagal B. Axum and Kush

3. ___Nile and Red Sea C. Great Zimbabwe

A

B

C

What is the belief that there are spirits present in animals, plants, and other natural forces that play an important part in daily life?

A.IslamB.AnimismC.Christianity