Kingdoms
A Kingdom is a type of government, also known as a ______________
MONARCHY
The Mali Empire was in the ________ part of Africa
(N E S W)
WESTERN
Economics refers to anything relating to _________
BUSINESS/MONEY
Elephant tusk is called __________, and it was used by many people to make jewelry, art, etc.
IVORY
The main leader in a kindgom is called a __________
The main religion of the Mali Empire was _________
Africans traded heavily with _______ and ___________
EUROPE, ASIA
Many wealthy people liked to buy exotic animals (giraffes, lions, etc) from Africa because ________
The wealthy Emperor who brought scholars to Mali was named ________________
MANSA MUSA
The MAIN thing gold was used for was to make __________
COINS/MONEY
The first written language introduced to Africa was __________, brought by Muslim scholars
ARABIC
The most valuable resource that made African Kingdoms wealthy was _______________
GOLD
TIMBUKTU
Another African resource considered as valuable as gold was ____________
SALT
The religions of Islam and ________ were mostly brought to Africa through trade.
CHRISTIANITY
African Kingdoms needed to have a strong _________ in order to successfully defend themselves
MILITARY/ARMY
Scholars created _________ to exchange knowledge about science, math, etc.
UNIVERSITIES/LIBRARIES
Trade means the exchange of _________
GOODS/PRODUCTS
Gold is considered "valuable" (expensive) because it's _______ and __________
RARE, SHINY