| A | B |
| Birthplace of humankind | East Africa |
| largest desert on earth | Sahara |
| Disease that made it difficult to explore interior of Africa | Malaria |
| First European country to establish trade with West Africa | Portuguese |
| First European explorer to sail around Africa to Asia | Vasco De Gama |
| Southern most point of Africa | Cape of Good Hope |
| Sea that borders Northern coast of Africa | Mediterranean |
| Missionaries believed it was their moral duty to bring this religion to African people | Christianity |
| The Portuguese wanted to establish this with West Africa | trade |
| Because of the Portuguese trade, West Africa became known as the | Gold Coast |
| After the Arabs conquered Northern Africa they converted the people there to this religion? | Islam |
| Arab/Muslim explorer who traveled throughout Africa 700 years ago. | Ibn Battutah |