African Geography
This massive desert covers much of North Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This was the first great West African empire discussed.
What is Ghana?
Ghana controlled trade between these two key resources.
What are gold and salt?
This empire rose after Ghana fell.
What is Mali?
People in Ghana lived in houses made of this material.
What is clay (clay-brick houses)?
This region lies south of the Sahara and was home to several important kingdoms.
What is West Africa / the Sahel region?
Ghana became wealthy mainly because of this valuable resource.
What is gold?
Neighboring regions had this resource that had to pass through Ghana.
What is gold?
Mali controlled the same important 2 trades as Ghana. (Has to be both answers to earn points)
What is gold and salt trade?
Ghanaians were skilled in working with this metal.
What is iron?
This grassy region borders the Sahara and supports farming and animals.
What is the savanna?
This northern resource was traded for gold.
What is salt?
Ghana and Mali became wealthy because they were located between regions trading these two goods.
What are gold and salt?
Mali expanded to include this former empire.
What is Ghana?
People supported themselves through these three main activities. (You must give all 3 answers)
What are farming, hunting, and fishing?
This region sits between the Sahara and savanna where trading empires developed.
What is the Sahel?
Ghana made money by charging this on goods passing through their land.
What is a tax (passage tax)?
By this year, Ghana had become extremely wealthy and powerful.
What is around 800 AD?
Like Ghana, Mali became wealthy because it was located between these two trading regions. (Must list both to earn points)
What are North Africa and West Africa?
This method/material was used to build many structures in African cities like Timbuktu.
What is mud/clay construction?
This natural barrier made trade difficult but also created trade routes across it.
What is the Sahara Desert?
Ghana declined partly due to attacks from these groups.
Who are North African Muslims?
This empire took over trade after Ghana declined.
What is Mali?
This city became an important trade and learning center in Mali.
What is Timbuktu?
Timbuktu became famous for these intellectual contributions . (Give 2 of the 3 examples)
What are schools, libraries, and scholarship?