African Kingdoms

1. Describe the topography of Sub-Saharan Africa.  Explain the term Sub-Saharan Africa.
How did the geography affect the developing civilizations of Africa?

2. Describe the climate.

3. Kush Kingdom
     a.  modern-day country/ies; geographic features specific to this area
     b. government; leaders
     c. capital city/ies
     d. exports and imports
     e. major historical events (use your judgement, one would be why did the civilization decline)
     f. religion

4. Axum Kingdom

     a.  modern-day country/ies; geographic features specific to this area

     b. government; leaders

     c. capital city/ies

     d. exports and imports

     e. major historical events 

     f. religion

5. Ghana

     a.  modern-day country/ies; geographic features specific to this area

     b. government; leaders

     c. capital city/ies

     d. exports and imports

     e. major historical events 

     f. religion

6. Mali

     a.  modern-day country/ies; geographic features specific to this area

     b. government; leaders

     c. capital city/ies

     d. exports and imports

     e. major historical events 

     f. religion

     g. cultural contributions

7. Songhai or Songhay 

     a.  modern-day country/ies; geographic features specific to this area

     b. government; leaders

     c. capital city/ies

     d. exports and imports

     e. major historical events 

     f. religion

8. Swahili States

     a.  modern-day country/ies; geographic features specific to this area

     b. government; leaders

     c. major port cities

     d. exports and imports

     e. major historical events 

     f. what two languages infused to make the Swahili language

9. What people migrated for western Africa to the east?