Ghana
Two things traded in Ghana
What is salt and gold
Region Mali Empire is located
West Africa or Sarharan Desert
What is the Niger River
People that mad a mass migration
Who are the Bantu peoples?
a trading empire that controlled West Africa from the 13th to 17th centuries
What is the Mali Empire?
Name a use of salt
- preserve food
- create tabs used for shelter
- seasoning
Ruler that gave away gold during his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Ruler of the Songhai Empire from 1464 to 1492
Who is Sunni Ali?
Two empires in Eastern Africa
What are Ethiopia & Axum
One of a network of routes that enabled traders from Africa, Europe, and Asia to travel across the Sahara
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Religions found in Ghana
What are traditional African religions and Islam?
The first leader of the Mali empire
Who is Sundiata Keita?
Uses of the Niger River
- Transportation for trade
- Military purposes
Religion that was shared by the Kingdom of Axum, the Zagwe dynasty, and the Ethiopian Empire?
What is Christianity?
The mass migration of people from West Africa to other regions.
What is the Bantu Migration?
Name a danger that came with trading
Theifs, scorpions, snakes
An accomplishment (other than wealth) made by Mansa Musa
- Established a cultural center where learning took place
- Good reputation amongst insiders and outsides
How does Ms. Newhouse misspell "Songhai"
Songhair
An effect of the Bantu Migration
- Languages are rooted from Bantu languages
- Use or iron ore
- Zimbabwe
- Farming techniques
Being related according to blood, marriage, or other personal and cultural connections
What is kinship?
Being in favor of or against one thing/person/group, usually in a way considered to be unfair.
What is bias?