The two major African civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa are:

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The two major African civilizations of Sub-Saharan Africa are: 1. Ghana 2. Kush (located on upper – southern Nile)

Kush was (1) located in and (2) traded with: 1. East Africa 2. Egypt

Ghana was (1) located in and (2) traded gold for: 1. West Africa 2. Salt

Ancient African kingdom in present-day Ethiopia or NE Africa near the Nile River AXUM

CHRISTIANITY (they were converted by missionaries) Religion of Axum CHRISTIANITY (they were converted by missionaries)

Bantu kingdom in Southern Africa, in between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers: ZIMBABWE

Capital of Bantu kingdoms walled city-states “Great Zimbabwe”

Kingdom b/w Niger River and the Sahara Desert in NW Africa MALI

Capital of Mali, a center of trade and learning TIMBUKTU

Religion spread to N. Africa in 700s AD ISLAM

Animism (many ethnic religions are animist) African religions that believed spirits reside in all of nature – before Islam and Christianity spread to Africa Animism (many ethnic religions are animist)

Kingdom in NW Africa that conquered Mali and was located on the Niger River and Sahara Desert SONGHAI