| A | B |
| Kush Kingdom | Nubian river civilization |
| Nubian Kingdom | Southern part of Nile River Valley in Sudan |
| Bantu Migrations | Mass movement of people into central, eastern, southern Africa |
| Kingdom of Axum | Near Red Sea, invaded the Kush Kingdom and ended Kushite domination |
| Nok Culture | W African culture near Niger and Benue River Valley |
| Kingdom of Mali | Broke away from Ghana and became powerful in W Africa |
| Kingdom on Songhai | Formed by rebellious people of the Mali Kingdom, skilled at trading, fishing, farming |
| Kingdom of Ghana | One of richest trading civilizations in Sub-Saharan Africa b/c of sale and gold. |
| Zanzibar | Important center of trade for ivory and gold |
| Karanga | Stone walled fortresses in the high plateau |