people
one of the greatest rulers of Mali, one of the richest rulers to ever have lived
Mansa Musa
dry grasslands, an arabic word meaning shore, little rain falls there and parts are very dry and dusty
sahel
where did north african traders get salt
they boiled sea water until the water evaporated and only the salt was left
this empire is in what is now the country of Yemen.
King Ezana ruled it
The kingdom of Aksum
what body of water lies between the east coast of Africa and the arabian peninsula
the red sea
he was the king of aksum from 325 AD- 360 AD
conquered part of the arabian peninsula, he was nicknamed the "negusa nagast"
King Ezana
people who tell stories and sing songs about historical events and important traditions
griots
this was a great city in the empire of mali, and became the center for culture, has large mosques and a famous university
timbuktu
this empire became powerful because of a prince named Sunjata
Empire of Mali
what is the world 2nd largest lake
lake victoria
he was a great ruler of Mali sometimes compared to Alexander the Great, he made the salt-for-gold trade even more profitable and set up the capital Niani
Sunjata
the quantity of a good or product or resource that people are willing and able to sell
supply
this country means houses of stone or honored houses in the shona language
Zimbabwe
this empire was located at the head of the Niger River, its capital was Gao
Songhai
which ocean is located off the east coast of africa
indian ocean
He was a great ruler of Songhai, he expanded Songhai to include Mali and parts present day Benin, Niger, and Nigeria.
Sunni Ali
the grassy, tree dotted plains where you can find lions, elephants and giraffes, the grass is brown and the ground dries and cracks in the dry season, in the rainy season the grasses and leaves spring up
savannas
mogadishu is now the modern country of
Somalia
this empire was wealthy, its ruler was nicknamed war chief and master of the gold, , located on a major trade route to and from N. Africa,
empire of ghana
what ocean is on the western side of africa
the atlantic ocean
during his rule Songhai reached its greatest power,
Askia Muhammad
the desire and willingness to of people to buy a particular item
demand
how did islam spread in n, africa
muslim traders began regularly crossing the sahara and this began the salt for gold trade which stimulated the spread of islam
this empire was ruled by a group of nobles called the Zagwe, ruled by a king named Lalibla
Kingdom of Ethiopia
near egypt
the mediterranean sea