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World History up to 1500: Africa in Ancient Times
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World History up to 1500: Africa in Ancient Times
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10 Questions

1. During what period did the Kingdom of Kush cooperate with the Hyksos rulers of the Nile delta to keep the Egyptian rulers at Thebes weak?
2. What is the Serengeti?
3. What African region independently developed agriculture based on yams?
4. Why did early trans-Saharan traders move salt across the desert into sub-Saharan Africa?
5. How did the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt seek to legitimate their rule?
6. How did the Ptolemaic rulers of Egypt seek to legitimate their rule?
7. What areas remained largely untouched by Bantu migrants until recent times?
8. How was ironworking technology likely disseminated throughout sub-Saharan Africa?
9. Why did early trans-Saharan traders move salt across the desert into sub-Saharan Africa?
10. During the Meroitic period, what high-quality item did the Kingdom of Kush gain a reputation for producing?