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1. Turn to pages 56-157 in the Atlas. Use the timeline at ttre top of the page to sequence

the following events in African history in chronological order. Write I next to theevent that occurred first and 5 next to the event that occurred last.

a. Saladin captures Jerusalem.

b. The Bantu begin migrating from their homeland.

c. Mali Empire begins.

d. Songhai falls.

e. North Africa is invaded by Muslim Arabs.

F Gathering the Facts

2. Read the introduction. Write T next to each of the following statements if it is trueor F if the statement is false.

The Bantu people were originally from West Africa.

The Bantu learned about ironworking from South Africans.

Axum was isolated from other cultures.

Axum kings converted to Christianity.

F People and Culturesg. Look at chart B, 'Bantu Innovations." Then read the history question, "Where does

it come from?" Use the information to complete the following sentences.

a. Both the and cultures are

indigenous to Africa.

b. Horses and larger breeds of cattle died of

central and southern Africa.

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F People and Their Environment4. Look at map A, "Bantu Migrations," to answer the following questions.

a. Near what river was the Bantu homeland located?

b. When did the Bantu begin migrating?

c. Why did the Bantu migrate?

d. Between what two rainforests was the Bantu homeland located?

and

e. Why didn't the Bantu settle in the nearby rainforests?

f.. Around what three major lakes did the Bantu settle?

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g. What did the Bantu introduce to southern Africa?

and

h. Why do you think there were fewer Bantu settlements in southwestern Africa?

What south African culture group adopted Bantu culture?

About how long did the Bantu migrations last?

) Places, Regions, and Landscapes

5. Look at picture C and read its caption. Then look at map D, 'The Kingdom ofAxtlm," and map E, "Kingdom of Kush," on page 19. Next to each statement below,write A if the statement describes Axum, K if it describes Kush, or B if it describesboth.

a. Was located along the Nile River

b. Was directly south of Egrpt

c. Invaded Yemen after Christians were massacred

d. Traded with India

e. Created large stele as tombs for its kings

Was located along the Red Sea

g. Had its capital at Meroe

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1. Turn to pages 60-61 in the Atlas. Read the introduction. Use the information tocomplete the following sentences.

a. Western African empires developed in the region, south of the

These new kingdoms gained wealth through controlling

The first empire to control the areas tJlat produced gold and ttre southern

Saharan trade routes was After Ghana lost its power, the

thrived in the same area.empires of

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2. Look at picture A and read its caption. Then look at map B, "Bmpire of Ghana."Use the information to answer the following questions.

What trade center is shown in picture A?

To which North African cities was Jenne linked by trade routes?

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c. Picture A is a present-day photo. What does the picture indicate about the city

today?

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3. Use map B, "Empire of Ghana;" map C, "Empire of Mali;" and map E, "Empire ofSonghai," to classi$r the statements below. Next to each statement, write a G if itdescribes Ghana, a M if it describes MaIi, or a S if it describes Songhai. Somestatements apply to more than one empire.

First of the West African empires

Grew wealthy from controlling Saharan trade

c. Conquered by Morocco

, d. Existed in 15OO

e. Its capital was Koumbi Saleh.

f. Overtook the Mali Empire.

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4. Read the history question "Why salt?" Write T next to each of the followingstatements if it is true or F if the statement is false.

Humans and animals need salt, especially in hot climates.

West Africans mined or evaporated their salt.

West Africans traded their salt for gold and ivory.

F Time and Change

5. Look at picture D and read its caption. Then use map C, "Empire of Mali," tosequence the events below. Write 1 next to the event that occurred first and 5 nbxtto the event that occurred last.

Mansa Musa ruled Mali.

The Mali Empire spread Islam throughout West Africa.

Songhai gains strength in the eastern Mali Empire.

Sundiata Keita founded the Mali Empire.

Mali Empire ends.

F Location

6. Look at map E, "Empire of Songhai." For each of the following places, use thecompass rose to identiSr its direction from Gao, the capital of the Songhai Empire.

a. Sahara

b. Mossi States

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Mouth of the Niger River

e. Koumbi Saleh

f. Tripoli

g. Timbuktu

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j. Gulf of Guinea

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1. Turn to pages 62-63 in the Atlas. Read the introduction. Write T next to each of thefollowing statements if it is true or F if the statement is false.

a. Salt and ivory were the most valuable African goods traded within Africa.

b. Gold and ivory were the most valuable African goods traded outside of Africa.

Swahili is an indigenous and Islamic culture.

Bantu villages united to form an empire.

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2. Look at picture A and read its caption. Also look at map B, "Bantu and East AfricanStates." Use the information to answer the following questions.

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b.

The ruins of what city are shown in picture A?

In what part of Africa was it located?

c. Who built this cit5/.2

d. How would you describe the landscape in picture A?

e. What do you think the stone wall was used for?

f. Look at map B. What made this city wealthy'?

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3. Use map C, "Top Ten Cities, I2OO" to identiSr continents. Next to each city below,write NA if the city is in North America, SA for South America, Atr'for Africa,EU for Europe, AS for Asia, or AU for Austrialia.

a. Hangzhou

b. Fez

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4. Use map B, "Bantu and East African States," to match each state listed below withthe its description.

State

a. Luba.

b. Oromo.

c. MwenemutaPa.

d. Kongo.

e. Awsa o

f. Fun3 .

g. Kanem-Bornu.

. Bordered by the AtlanticOcean and the Congo River

o tts neighbor was Lunda.

. Blue Nile formed partof its northern boundary

o l,ocated south oftheZartbezi River

. Lake Chad wasinside its territory

. White Nile and Blue Nilejoined inside this territory

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5. Look at map D, "African trlae." Fill in the blanks below with the city or citiesbetween the starting and ending points of the trade routes provided. Then, write thesources of trade found along each route.

a. From Timbuktu to Rome:

Sources of trade:

b. From Gao to Baghdad:

Sources oftrade:

c. From Lagos to Timbuktu:

Sources of trade:

From Elmina to Cadw:

Sources oftrade:

From Sofala to Kilwa:

Sources of trade:

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