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Front 1

_________ was the earliest known kingdom founded in Africa before 3200 BCE.

Back 1

Ancient Egypt

Front 2

According to ___________ in the Descent of Man (1871) Africa is the cradle of mankind/civilization.

Back 2

Charles Darwin

Front 3

_____________ (Upright man) evolved some 1.5 million years ago during the Early Stone Age

Back 3

Homo Erectus

Front 4

______________ carries in its saliva a parasite that causes "sleeping sickness", a disease that has proven to be fatal to both cattle and human, and influenced the development of pastoralism in Africa.

Back 4

Tsetse Fly

Front 5

Egypt is located in ___________

Back 5

Africa

Front 6

_____________ were considered earthly incarnations of God and held immense power in Ancient Egypt.

Back 6

Pharaohs

Front 7

___________ involves the extraction of metal from ore via heat.

Back 7

Smelting

Front 8

_________ was among the earliest metals found in ancient times.

Back 8

Copper

Front 9

Africans believe that there is no separation between the spiritual and physical world. They believe that souls/spirits not only exist in humans but also in animals and geographic features. This is referred to as ____________.

Back 9

Animism

Front 10

The _____________ was believed to be Noah's curse on his son, through his grandson Canaan the ancestor of persons of African descent who were dark-skinned.

Back 10

Hamitic Myth

Front 11

North African gospel-writer ___________ is considered to be the founder of Christianity in Egypt in 42 CE.

Back 11

Apostle Mark

Front 12

Desert dwellers originally traded ____ in exchanged for food grown by people North and South of the Sahara.

Back 12

Salt

Front 13

Trading one commodity for another commodity (e.g. gold in exchange for cotton) is referred to as the ______________.

Back 13

Barter system

Front 14

The people of Ghana comprised of ______________.

Back 14

Soninke and Sanhaja Berbers

Front 15

Ancient Ghana derived its wealth from ______________.

Back 15

Gold & Tax (A & B)

Front 16

The capital of Ancient Ghana was ______________.

Back 16

Kumbi Saleh

Front 17

The King of Ancient Ghana was called a ________.

Back 17

Ghana

Front 18

The word of king in Mali was __________.

Back 18

Mansa

Front 19

The capital of Ancient Mali was ___________.

Back 19

Timbuktu

Front 20

Mansa Musa established the University of _____________.

Back 20

Timbuktu

Front 21

___________ was sent down by the "sky god" and founded the Yoruba City-State of Ife

Back 21

Oduduwa

Front 22

The Yoruba City-States were located in what is known today as __________________.

Back 22

Modern Nigeria & Benin

Front 23

___________ was responsible for the rise of the Yoruba City-States.

Back 23

Food surplus

Front 24

The Asante Empire was located in _______________.

Back 24

Modern-day Ghana

Front 25

The Asante Empire comprised of the __________.

Back 25

Akans

Front 26

This natural resource gave rise to the Asante Empire:

Back 26

Gold

Front 27

_______________ was built by the Portuguese in 1482 and contributed to the development of the Asante Empire

Back 27

El Mina Castle

Front 28

The Portuguese supplied _________ slaves between 1500 & 1535

Back 28

12,000

Front 29

Most slaves came from _____________________.

Back 29

Sao Tome & Benin

Front 30

______________ wars lead to the expansion of the Asante Empire

Back 30

Denkyira

Front 31

___________ became the capital of the Asante Empire

Back 31

Kumasi

Front 32

__________________ led an army of 20,000 in 1900-1901 to resist British occupation.

Back 32

Nana Yaa Asantewaa

Front 33

Bantu-Speaking (East Africans) were considered to be excellent ______________.

Back 33

Fishermen

Front 34

The spread of _______ during the 7th and 8th centuries boosted the trade along the East African Coast.

Back 34

Islam

Front 35

The East African Coast/Swahili City-States was divided into ___________________.

Back 35

Market-towns

Front 36

Commissioned by the King of Portugal to find a new sea route to India in order to bypass Arab traders and directly profit from the Asian Spice Trade, ___________________ entered Kilwa in 1498, and returned in 1505 and attacked the city with cannons, which ultimately lead to the decline of the Swahili City-State

Back 36

Vasco de Gama

Front 37

Great Zimbabwe was first discovered due to _____________________

Back 37

Archaeological findings

Front 38

_________________ is the act of invasion and settlement without formal political control.

Back 38

Colonization

Front 39

________________ is "the creation and/or maintenance of an unequal economic, cultural, and territorial relationship, usually between states and often in the form of an empire, based on domination and subordination."

Back 39

Imperialism

Front 40

______________ is a system of political and economic hegemony of one country/state over another

Back 40

Colonialism

Front 41

Ancient Egypt was influenced by the _________________________

Back 41

A & B

Nilo-Saharan & Afro-Asiatic Peoples