Religion
What religion played a central role in the lives of the majority of Western African population?
Indigenous Religion
What are 2 statements that accurately describe the Niger River?
1. it is the largest river in West Africa
2. used for agriculture and transportation
What are 2 facts of the Sahara desert?
1. largest desert in the world
2. its almost the size of the US
they passed on stories, history, and cultural traditions
Give 2 descriptions of Kente Cloth
communicates histories, values, and stories
uses patterns to tell specific stories, histories, and values
The Trans-Saharan Caravan trade introduced what religion around 700 C.E in West Africa?
Islam
How did the geography influence the physical location of Djenne and Timbuktu?
the desert made people need to trade for outside resources
caravans influenced the development of cities along the Niger River
What are 3 ways that Ghana became wealthy?
1. slave trade
2. taxing
3. trading natural resources for other things needed
What was the group of people in Ghana that kept the kingdom's god mines a secret?
kings
Communicates histories, values, and stories
uses words to traditional stories and histories of families and tribes
What religion was introduced even earlier but didn't spread much until European nations colonized Africa?
Christianity
What are 2 important things about the geography of West Africa?
mostly desert and major cities were located along the Niger River
What 2 factors contributed to Ghana's fall?
1. Ghana was conquered by Mali
2. outside kingdoms weakened Ghana
_________ and __________ were made to go deep into the mines and find the gold
Children and women
2 descriptions of sculpture
used as symbols of power and authority
communicates histories, values, and stories
What are some indigenous beliefs of West Africa?
1. belief in one creator god
2. belief in a lesser god that represented different forces of nature
What were the 2 natural resources Ghana had to trade to become more successful?
gold and salt
2 descriptions of singing, drumming, and dancing
communicates histories, values, and stories
used to mark important occasions and celebrations