Rise of Ghana
Ghana is located in this directional region of Africa
West Africa
Mali was rich in this natural resource
GOLD
Kush and Axum are located in this directional region in Africa
East Africa
This system determined a persons role in society based on what family they were born into
Caste
This is the dry desert the occupies most of North Africa
The Sahara
The main trade route that Ghana traded across was this route
The Trans-Saharan Trade Route
Mansa Musa went on this religious journey
Hajj
Axum practiced this religion that was spread to them by traders.
Christianity
This is the word for connection based on family relationship
Kinship
This type of dryer grassland is common accross Africa
Savanna
Labor specialization
Mansa Musa brought these people back from his Hajj to help develop Timbuktu
Scholars, artists, achitects
Central African nations were defined by this trade.
The slave trade
History was passed down by these oral historians
Griots
This is the most common ecosystem along the equator in africa and is hot and wet year round.
The Rain Forest / Jungle
The Songhai Empire furthered the dominance of this religion by switching to Arabic and appointing judges of this religion.
Islam
African traditional music had this as a staple musical piece
Polyrhythmic Drumming
Name one of the largest rivers in WEST Africa
The Niger or Senegal River