Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Geography
Economics
100
Which natural resource did Ghana possess an abundance of?
Gold
100
A religious journey is known as a...
Pilgrimage
100
A series of poor reigns by Malian emperors resulted in _________ problems the empire never recovered from.
financial
100
Name the river shown on the map below
Niger
100
When one business controls a market
Monopoly
200
Ghana's rise in power was largely driven by the use of ______ weapons.
iron
200
Name the emperor that conducted a Hajj to Mecca, with an opulent caravan including camels, servants, and gold.
Mansa Musa
200
What enabled Sunni Ali to extend the Songhai empire?
war canoes
200
Name the trading city located at the southern edge of the Sahara desert, and northern most point of the Niger river.
Timbuktu
200
An economic system where the government controls property, what is produced, and people's wages so no one is motivated by profit.
Command
300
A group of people travelling together was known as a...
Caravan
300
Mali grew rich and powerful by gaining control of _______ production and trading with ____ Africa.
gold, north
300
In 1591, soldiers from Morocco invaded armed with _________
guns
300
The sea to the north of Africa is known as the...
Mediterranean
300
The ability to produce a particular good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another individual or group
Comparative advantage
400
Name the group of Arabs who invaded the Kingdom of Ghana, and eventually led to it's collapse
Almoravids
400
Mali embraced the religion of ________, and it's rulers and followers were devout.
Islam
400
Conversion to ________, and the common language of ________ helped the Songhai empire to conduct trade, and led Timbuktu into an era of unprecedented success.
Islam, Arabic
400
The region of tropical grassland with small dispersed trees, and warm temperatures is known as...
Savannah zone
400
The value of what you lose when choosing between two or more options.
Opportunity cost
500
the division of jobs and skills in a society is known as...
job specialization
500
Mansa Musa built a center for Islamic scholarship and learning in the city of _____________
Timbuktu
500
The history of West African Kingdoms is told through _________, oral historians.
Griots
500
The body of ocean at the mouth of the Niger river is known as the ______ of __________
Gulf, Guinea
500
The law of demand
As prices fall, demand will rise (Inverse relationship)