Africa Quiz
What was the original religion of Ghana?
Animist
What were major trade good during the Benin Kingdom?
Art, spices, slaves
What was the main religion of the Mali empire's ruling class?
Islam
Who established the Mali empire?
Sundiata Keita/Mari Djata
Who was the first ruler of the Songhai empire?
Sunni Ali
The word stelae means
obelisks
What were the 5 main suspected reasons for Great Zimbabwe's decline?
political instability, gold mine exhaustion, famines, water shortages, failure to compete
Axumite coins typically featured
the king
In Mandinka, what does the word 'Mansa' mean?
Emperor/King
Which dynasty did the Songhai reach their zenith under?
Askia Dynasty
King Ezana was the first Azumite ruler to adopt
Christianity
What was Great Zimbabwe's biggest export?
Gold
What were 3 major trading staples that the Songhai mainly relied on?
Gold, Salt, slaves
Which empire took over Ghana?
Mali Empire
In what modern country was Songhai "mainly" located in and what body of water was it closest to?
Mali, Atlantic
Where was Ghana located
Mauritania, Sengal, Mali
Which God did the Shona worship?
Mwari
In which modern country was the Benin empire located?
Nigeria
What did the people of Benin call their king?
Oba
When Axum was at its height, who were the four great powers of the world at that time?
Persia, Axum, Rome, China
Axum lay on the coast of the
Red sea
Ancient Ghana was formed by
Soninke tribes uniting in West Africa
Which great city in the Mali empire was a trade hub, and housed three famous mosques?
Timbuktu
Mansa Musa's hajj to Mecca...
caused massive inflation
