| A | B |
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| Africa’s largest and most populated climate is the ___________________ which has grassy plains | Savannah |
| This is the world’s largest desert | Sahara |
| The was the home of the first African people | Great Rift Valley |
| Desertification | The spreading of the desert |
| Bantu | The root language of the African people |
| In 750 bc this Nubian King conquered Egypt | Piankhi |
| In 500bc this place became the capital of Nubia | Meroe |
| This was a lion-headed Nubian God | Apedemak |
| The Punic Wars were a war between __________________ and ________________ | Carthage and Rome |
| This was the dominate religion in North Africa during the 600s | Islam |
| This was the dominate language found in North African during the 600s | Arabic |
| This was a valuable commodity that Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal traded. | Gold |
| This commodity was worth as much as gold in areas of Africa | Salt |
| “This was the capital city of Ghana. It was made up of 2 walled towns 6 miles apart | Kumbi Saleh |
| This is a term meaning king | Mansas |
| Which one of the following did Mansa Musa NOT do | Force women to wear veils and stain the home |
| The Axum kingdom was the first to introduce the ____________________ religion | Christian |
| Geez was | The Axum written and spoken language |
| Axum’s king converted from Judaism to this religion | Christianity |
| Swahili was _________________________ | A language blending Arabic and Bantu |
| This was known for its great stone buildings and stone ruins | The Great Zimbabwe |
| This is the clearing of forest and burning of brush | Slash-and-Burn Agriculture |
| “In early African societies _____________________ ran the marketplace and were peacemakers” | women |
| This is the term of parents and children working and living together as a unit | Nuclear Family |
| This is a family who has kinship ties and inheritance from the father’s side | Patrilineal |
| This is a family who has kinship ties and inheritance from the mother’s side | Matrilineal |
| These were professional poets who told oral histories | Griots |
