Geography
How many square miles is the Sahara desert?
3.5 million square miles
A region of many villages that share a distinct culture is called this.
What is an ethnic group?
Sumanguru took over the leftover pieces of the empire in this year.
What was 1203?
Askia Muhammad, the greatest ruler Africa had seen, used this book to base the laws on.
What was the Quran?
Africans primarily used this share their history, poetry, and folk tales.
What is oral history?
What about Africa's geography discouraged trade?
Lack of harbors.
What are two ways a person could be a slave?
1. born into slavery
2. prisoner of war
3. political prisoner
4. kidnap victim
Sunni Ali used these to patrol the Niger River.
What were war canoes?
Ethiopia predominantly practiced this religion from about 600.
Christianity.
As the desert grew due to climate change, the people shifted from horses to these to make the long journey.
What are camels?
The Sahel separated which two types of climates in Africa?
This ruler was successful because he controlled trade.
Who was Sundiata?
This Islamic group invaded Ghana, which disrupted trade and weakened Ghana's economy.
Who were the Almoravid?
The Swahili people adopted this religion by the 700s and through trade developed a blending with folk religions as well.
What is Islam?
The development and refinement of these was a critical innovation to the development of West African civilizations, both for trade and conflict.
What was metalwork?
What caused the Sahara desert to get larger?
Climate became hotter and drier.
In this African kingdom, social and political roles were flexible but tied to the amount of wealth one had.
The Mali
This kingdom fell due to overpopulation, food shortages, and overdependence on trade
What was Ghana?
The worship of these were central to most African religious practices.
What are ancestors?
Based on Ibn Battutu's visit to Mali and his observations, Mali had a very low __________ rate.
What is crime?
Salt and Gold
These connections are called lineages, and they help build and strengthen communities.
What are kinships?
Armed with guns, soldiers from this country invaded Songhai and captured Timbuktu.
What is Morocco?
Communication with the gods was facilitated by these people.
Religious officials.
A _______ is a professional storyteller and historian, charged with keeping the West African traditions alive.
What is a griot?