Essay
Why oral story telling was so important
- there was no written language
- griots could pass history and values down to new generations
The group that West Africans felt most loyal to
What is their family and village
This is what most people of West Africa's lives were centered around
What is farming?
How the Berbers' homeland and way of life made them idea trading partners
-used camels
- spoke Arabic
- were Muslims
The three vegetation zones of West Africa
What are deserts, grasslands, and forests?
This is how griots passed on history and values
What is oral storytelling?
What life was like for people of West Africa
- lived in clans/ kinship
- labor specialization
- griots/ oral storytelling
- farming
How the king of Ghana became wealthy
What is taxing trade
This is what could happen if the kings of Ghana rejected traditional religion
What is lose power?
How Ghana's geographic location contributed to its development as a powerful empire
- North: Sahara Desert (salt)
- South: Savannah and forest (gold)
- caravans and traders brought gold, salt, slaves, and food
This person developed (made) Timbuktu the center of trade
Who is Who was Sundiata?
This is what Mansa Musa brought back from his pilgrimage
What is architects and scholars?
Summarize Sundiata Keita
- timid, weak boy
- nearby king killed all of the boy's brothers, making Sundiata next in line to be king
- too weak to stand.. tried to use iron bars but they bent. Only the King's staff supported him
-Sundiata became a powerful and great ruler
This is what the Muslim leaders of Timbuktu asked Sunni Ali to to
These are the outcomes of trade for West Africa
What is
- societies became governed by kings
- WA cities became centers of trade
-WA cities became centers of religion and education