Terms
Kingdom of Kush - African kingdom post empire period of ancient Egypt
Axum - one of the earliest Christian kingdoms
Camel - dromedary, helped open up Mediterranean to African trade
Kingdom of Ghana - early medieval kingdom in west Africa
Empire of Mali - succeeded Ghana and dominated west Africa in the gold trade
King Ezana - king of Axum who converted to Christianity
Mansa Musa - Muslim African emperor
Great Zimbabwe - SE African kingdom, involved in gold trade and agriculture
Sahara desert dominates the north - barrier to trade
2nd largest continent, nearly 3 times as large as U.S.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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