The letter M
Often considered the wealthiest man in the world that was shown on a map holding a gold nugget
Mansa Musa
Dry and hot Summers and warm winters best describes the climate of which African desert?
Sahara
Ghana's capital was perfectly located between the mines used to trade salt for...
Go!d
Animal used to help caravans cross the desert
Camels
Why did Europeans, Asians and North Africans want to cross the Sahara Desert?
To get to the gold and salt
Sea north of Africa that connected the Continents of Africa, Asia and Europe
Mediterranean
Which mountains are located in North Africa near the Mediterranean Sea?
Atlas Mountains
Salt was so valuable because it was used to preserve...
Food
Sight in desert where towns formed because water was located there
Oasis
Why did it take so long for West Africans to begin interacting with North Africa, Asia and Europe?
The desert and mountains kept them isolated
Mansa Musa practiced Islam, so he was a...
Muslim
What group of storytellers had the job of memorizing family trees in early African civilizations?
Griots
Area in Africa where rulers began converting to Islam in the 1000s
West
Religion that crossed the desert along with the trade goods
Islam
Why did the arrival of Islam improve West African literacy, trade and overall life?
common language, written language
Mansa Musa was the leader of which West Africa Empire?
Mali
Which West African city became a religious center for Islamic learning, art and architecture?
Timbuktu
Name of lake south of the Sahara Desert where traders could buy slaves on trans Saharan trade route
Chad
While West African Empires did well, Europe was in a difficult time period known as the...
Dark Ages
Why did Mali collapse?
Poor leadership after Mansa Musa
African island country located off the southeast coast of the continent
Madagascar
What do you call a group of merchants and camels crossing the desert?
Caravan
The Mom smelting rock allowed them to get which element from rock?
Iron
City in North Africa that traders most likely would have traveled through before going to Europe (it was once the rival to Rome)
Carthage
Why did Mansa Musa go on his long trip that brought the world's attention to West Africa?
Religious trip