America and African Kingdoms Test Flashcards
What is the largest desert in the world, which takes up most of Northern Africa?
Sahara Desert
Most African tribes had storytellers who passed down the group’s history orally. They are called ___?
Griots
The earliest known city in the Sub-Saharan Africa was ___?
Djenne Djeno
What African Kingdom was a strong and rich kingdom in the eastern part of the continent, modern-day Ethiopia?
Aksum
What was the first of the wealthy West African kingdoms that ruled from 800-1076 CE?
Ghana
Most of the Western African Kingdoms’ economies were based on what?
Gold and salt
Who was the great Mali king who led a religious pilgrimage to Mecca, where he handed out gold along his journey?
Mansa Musa
What kingdom ruled in southern Africa from the 11th century though the 15th century?
Great Zimbabwe
How did very first people come to the Americas?
They migrated across the Bering Land Bridge
What North American Tribe lived in longhouses with communities with walls that was mostly located in modern-day New York?
Iroquois
What North American Tribe in modern-day Canada near the Great Lakes is known for their trade relationship with the French?
Algonquin
What set of tribes had a great environment, abundant food source (ate fish from rivers), and built totem poles that tell of a tribe’s history?
Pacific Northwest Tribes
Which Mesoamerican civilization is known for being the first in the area, leaving behind huge stone heads?
Olmec
Which Mesoamerican Civilization is best known for their calendar and the games they played like Ulama?
Mayans
Which Mesoamerican Civilization is centered around Tenochtitlan, their capital and is considered the last of the Mexican Valley Tribes?
Aztecs
True or False: Africa contains 52 countries and over 1,000 different languages
True
True or False: Most early Africans were animistic; belief that everything in nature has a spirit
True
True or False: The invention of firearms was the main cause of Songhai’s downfall
True
True or False: Mali was deserted after soil fertility decreases, and residents flock further west to establish the Kingdom of Mutapa
False
True or False: Most early American Tribes were hunters and gatherers, with a monotheistic belief system
False
True or False: Pacific Northwest Tribes followed buffalo herds and lived in teepees
False
True or False: The Plains people lived in adobe houses, like Anasazi, on mountain cliff dwellings
False
True or False: The Mayans were located in modern-day Mexico and Guatemala from around 200 BCE to 900 CE
True
Compare and Contrast (one similarity and difference) two of the African Kingdoms we learned about (Askum, Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Great Zimbabwe).
Ghana and Mali were both rich and wealthy African kingdoms. Although, Mali took over Ghana’s place after it fell.
Compare and Contrast (one similarity and difference) two of the American Civilizations we learned about (Iroquois, Algonquin, Olmec, Inca, Mayans, Aztec)
The Aztec and Inca civilizations both had great importance in their sacrifices. Though, the Aztec had human sacrifices while the Inca focused more on child sacrifices. To add, the Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilization while the Inca was a South American civilization.
What is the importance of learning about Pre-Age of Exploration America and Africa?
The importance of learning about the Pre-Age Exploration of America and Africa is to learn the cultures, religions, beliefs, and order of life and city throughout civilizations before more land around the world became discovered.
