Ghana Empire, resources, and trade
What was found in West African deserts that was worth a lot?
Gold
What city did the Songhai Empire revolve around?
The city of Gao
What weapons did the king of Benin buy from European traders?
Guns
What was Swahili culture defined as?
African and foreign influences
What was the Zimbabwe's city made out of?
Stone
Where would traders get salt from?
The Sahara Desert
What was the kingdom of Mali doing while the Ghana empire was in decline?
The Ghana empire was expanding its borders
What made the Kingdom of Benin rich?
Trade
What ships did sea traders would use Arab ships. What where these Arab ships called?
Dhows
Why do we not know much about the Zimbabwe existence?
Many of the artifacts of the civilization were taken from the British
What modern location exists where the salt mines at Taghaza used to be?
Mali
Where from did Ibn Battuta travel to get to the kingdom of Mali?
Morocco
When did the Kingdom of Benin begin to trade with Portuguese?
1400s AD
What does the word Swahili mean?
Its means people of the coast
When was the city of Zimbabwe start construction?
1000s AD
About what year did Ghana come to be?
year 300 AD
What place did the Mali empire start expanding near by?
The Niger River
What weapons would the Kingdom of Benin learn to make that gave the king more control over the region and trade?
Guns
What ocean did the Swahili live near?
Indian Ocean
How did empires in Africa grow in power?
Take valuable resources, have a good army, and control trade routes.
Why did people need salt?
They needed salt to preserve food and give to the African forest that needed it
At the peak of the Songhai empire, what was in its borders?
gold mines, salt mines, and modern day Niger and Nigeria
Why the Kingdom of Benin win battles ever since the had guns?
The won because guns are powerful weapons that can easily pierce though human skin and create bleeding.
What made parts of Africa so darn rich?
Trade
What does the word Zimbabwe mean?
It mean stone houses