Legacies
What is the most basic unit of an African empires?
what is Families are the most basic unit of African Empires because everything is built up on the families
What is a natural resource?
what is A natural resource are resources that come from the earth
What empire MOSTLY used the Red sea and the City of Adulis for trade?
what is The Aksum empire mostly used the Red sea and the City of Adulis for trade
Mansa musa helped expand and embrace the islamic religion for which empire?
what is The mali empire is where Mansa Musa expanded trade and embrace Islam as a religion
What is the African term for connections based on family relationships?
what is a kinship is a connection based on family relationships
Which empire's laws were written in Arabic?
what is Songhai's laws were written in Arabic as it was it's main language and still used today
What is the term for a grand stoned pillar?
what is Stele is a grand stoned pillar
Which empire gained control over the gold-producing regions and trade routes?
what is Mali is the empire that took control over the trade routes and the gold producing regions.
Which empire is religiously known for going on religious journey's also known as a hajj?
what is The mali empire is known for going on religious journey's or a Hajj
What is an ethnic group?
what is An ethnic group is a group of people who share distinct culture,language and identity
What religion influenced the lives of people before and now?
what is Islam and traditional religions influence the lives of people who live there
Who are monks?
what is Monks are men who dedicate themselves to worship god
What is the name of the empire that Songhai wanted in addition for land and the scholarship happening as it was center for trade?
what is Tombouctou is the land that sunni Ali wanted to expand the empire and for the scholarship happening there it was center for trade
Which empire became center for Muslim learning and art?
what is Mali was center for muslim learning and art
What is an oral tradition?
what is An oral tradition is a community's cultural and historical background,passed down in spoken stories ad songs
Who are the keepers of Western African history through their oral traditions?
what is Griots are the keepers of Western African History through their oral traditions
What is a hajj?
what is A religious journey to the holy city of Mecca;a duty of a faithful muslim
North Africans wanted to make gold a currency for which empire?
what is North africans wanted to make gold a currency for the Ghanaian empire
What practices did the religious reformers in ghana want to purify?
what is Religious reformers wanted to purify Islamic practices
A type of drumming that needs two or more different rhythms playing at the same time is called a what?
what is Polyrhythmic Drumming is a type of drumming that contains two or more different rhythms at the same time
What do we still do now that still remain as key parts of the economy?
what is Markets and Farming remain key parts of the economy
What is Labor specialization?
what is The division of labor where someone can become an expert in a particular field
Which empire taxed gold producers and every load of goods that entered or left the empire?
Ghana taxed gold producers for every load goods that left and or entered the empire
Askia Muhammad appointed Muslims judges to enforce laws for which empire?
what is The songhai empire
What was someone's social status determined by?
what is Social status was determined by someone's caste