West Africa Part 1 Quiz
When and where did Zimbabwe thrive?
In Southern Africa from 700-1450 CE.
What was Ghana's nickname?
Land of gold.
Natural resources of Africa
Salt, gold, iron, copper
What is Ghana?
The first great empire in Africa.
When did Axum thrive?
350-600 CE
When did Ghana thrive?
800-1100's CE
What is Axum? (say where it is)
A powerful East African Empire.
How was Islam introduced to Ghana?
By Muslim merchants
How did the King of Ghana collect taxes?
By controlling the Gold-Salt Trade
Religion of Axum
Converted to Christianity and them to Islam
What was Zimbabwean society based on?
Farming, trading gold, trading ivory
What was Zimbabwe's seat of power and home to the monarch?
Great Zimbabwe
How was Axum's trade business like?
It controlled trade among Africa, India, and the Mediterranean. It expanded trade with sailing ships called dhows to expand trade in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
What did Axum trade?
Ivory, tortoise shells, gold, emeralds, silk, and spices
Describe Ghana's succession.
Matrilineal - succession via the female line
Where is Zimbabwe?
South-eastern Africa
What is the Gold-Salt Trade?
The people in Africa needed salt and traded gold for it
What made Ghana powerful?
They used iron to make tools and weapons to gain control.
