Desert With One "S"
It was once an ocean and a savanna
What is the Sahara?
Used to help travel due to their sure-footedness, strength, and little need for food and water
What are camels?
The founder and prophet of Islam
Who is Muhammad?
The kings controlled the flow of this trade commodity
What is gold?
Introduced Mali to the world
Who is Mansa Musa?
used up,the local resources, such as soil, water, and wood.
What is depleted?
The geographical feature off of North Africa's coast
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
Africa's two biggest trade commodities
What are gold and salt?
They share the same prophets, like Abraham
What are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam?
The Kings of Ghana gained their wealth by taxing this trade commodity
What is salt?
This resource was used to help build Mali's wealth
What is Gold?
"Place of stone houses"
What is Zimbabwe?
Located in West Africa
What are Ghana and Mali?
This group led the caravans
Who are the Berbers?
The 10 Commandments of Islam
What are the Five Pillars of Islam?
Kept oral traditions alive
What is a griot?
Brought peace and land to Mali
They grew rich and powerful by taxing trade goods
Who are Zimbabwe's kings?
Located in South Africa
The language spoken by traders after the spread of Islam
What is Arabic?
He spoke to Muhammad in a cave to give him Allah's message
Who is the Angel Gabriel?
The group that succeeded Ghana
What is Mali?
The descendant of Sundiata and the King of Mali
The Bantu-speaking migrants who established Zimbabwe
Who are the Shona?
The process of land heating, drying, and baking by the Sun and wind over time. Fertile soil and water are scarce.
What is desteritfication?
Used to protect yourself on the Trans-Saharan Trade routes
What are traveling in caravans, at night, during the winter, and have a guide (Berber) with you.
This made people in West Africa convert to Islam
What are their kings converted to Islam and government jobs were given to Muslims. Trading was easier if they learned Arabic, the language of the Qur'an. In some cases, they were forced to convert by their leader.
Koumbi-Saleh
What is the mid-point of the Trans-Saharan Trade routes
This city was built to be the scholarly and religious center of West Africa
What is Timbuktu?
Where Great Zimbabwe’s elite were separated from the ordinary people.
What is the Great Enclosure?