African states and the culture of Asia, America and Africa
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Which three states stood south of the Sahara? Write them in chronological order.
Ghana, Mali, Songhai.
2
Why did Mali become famous in the Arab world?
Musa I took much gold on his 1324 pilgrimage and gave it away.
3
Write the differences among Maya, Aztec and Inca writing.
Maya — hieroglyphs; Aztec — pictographic; the Incas had no writing but the quipu.
4
Give three examples from African culture.
Legends, the Aksum alphabet, Benin bronzes, the Timbuktu madrasa.