NAME___________________________________________ CLASS PERIOD _______ MTV – The Rise of African Civilizations
MAP
Use the map on map 127 to label the following on the map.
Niger River, Nile River, Red Sea, Arabian Peninsula, Mediterranean Sea, Atlas
Mountains, Sahara Desert, Congo River, Atlantic Ocean, Lake Victoria, Gulf of
Guinea, Great Rift Valley, Zambezi River, Kalahari Desert, Namib Desert, and
Madagascar
TIME LINE
Using the timeline on page 124 – 125, answer the following questions.
1. How many years was it from “Mali being West Africa’s largest trading
center “ to “the Bantu peoples settle south of Sahara”?
2. When was Ghana a trading empire?
3. How many years was it from when the pope crowns Charlemagne to when
Muhammad Ture rules Songhai?
4. When did Ibn Battuta reach West Africa?
5. Based on the information listed on the time line, what can you infer about
the history of African civilizations during the period shown in the timeline?
VOCABULARY
1. Savanna
2. plateau
3. Ghana (p. 130)
4. griots (p. 131)
5. Sundiata Keita (p. 131)
6. Mali (p. 131)
7. Mansa Musa (p. 131)
8. Sunni Ali (p. 131)
9. Axum (p. 132)
10. King Ezana (p. 133)
11. dhows (p. 133)
12. clan (p. 135)
13. Ibn Battuta (p. 137)
14. extended families (p. 140)
15. matrilineal (p. 141)