Farming
What two types of crops were grown in West Africa in the Sahel?
cotton and watermelon
What was the most important element of traditional African culture?
family
Almost all Africans believed in a supreme being that was generally ________________ with humans.
unconcerned
What developed around the year 500?
the states of Western Africa
What city did Sunni Ali especially struggle to maintain a smooth reliationship with?
Timbuktu
What type of root crop was harvested on the Savannah grasslands?
yams
What 4 things did the family leader decide?
where they lived, what they believed, how they earned a living, how to behave
What did people believe about those who died?
they continued to live in spirit and influenced the family
Why was this time period known as the Golden Age?
because of the great gold production
trade based and farm based
What were they 3 main things animals were used for?
milk, wool, wealth
What was the largest family groups called?
clan
What is the belief that spirits lived in trees, rocks, rivers, mountains, or the air?
animism
What was used to carry goods as Ghana grew from extensive trading?
camels
What language developed due to the rise of commercial and trade cities?
Swahili
What was valuable because of it's durability and ability to be bent into various shapes when heated?
iron
What consisted of 2 or more clans that shared the same beliefs and customs?
tribe
Less than a century after the death of Muhammad, what controlled the area north of the Sahara?
Islam
Where did Musa make a pilgrimage to, bring with him much wealth?
Mecca
What city was established in the mid-1200s?
Great Zimbabwe
Iron would often serve as forms of _________.
money
Where would the wives live?
separately from the husband in the family compound
Who does Ethiopian legend say had a child with the Queen of Sheba?
Solomon
Musa gave away so much gold that the value was diminished for ___________ years.
2
What became the key port through which gold was transported?
Kilwa