Geography
What is the name of the desert that covers most of North Africa?
The Sahara
Why was salt so valuable? ( 1 Reason)
People use salt to preserve meat or build houses or flavor foods
The Kingdoms of West mainly made their money trading __________ and __________
Salt and Gold
The first major West African Kingdom of the Middle Ages was...?
Ghana
African made decisions by mutual agreements called what?
What is Conesus
Name at least three types of climate that exist in West Africa?
Savanna, Desert, topical rain Forest, Semidesert
In what part of Africa were the Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai located?
West Africa
What is social mobility and religion tolerance
Allowing people to move from class to another
Religious Freedom
This kingdom was the last of the great West African Kingdoms during the Middle Ages...?
Songhai
Legacy and traditions are passed down the father side of the family
Patrilineal
Name the bodies of water west of Africa and North of Africa
Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean sea
What major Middle East religion was practiced in these kingdoms?
Islam
What main resource transported the Trans - Saharan Caravan through West and North Africa?
Camels
The ______ empire was located in an agriculturally rich area along the upper Niger River and expanded its territory to Atlantic Ocean?
Mali
How was history primarily recorded and passed down in Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?
What are Griots
West Africa had a surplus of these 2 natural resources
What is salt and gold
Ethiopians converted to this southwest Asian religion
Christianity
Why did the Kingdoms of West Africa collapsed?
Succession or Civil Wars
Who became king of Mali and was known as the richest man in the world at the time. (hint: he is also remembered for his great pilgrimage to Mecca)
Mansa Musa
What is it called when a family has a father, a mother, and children in the household?
What is Nuclear Family
This is how goods traveled to West Africa
What is a trade route? Or What is Camels?
The rulers of Mali came to be called...What was their title?
Mansa - meaning “emperor” or “master.”
What West African city became the major center for learning learning?
Timbuktu
Which African Kingdom ruled West Africa the longest?
Ghana
Farmers and herders who migrated from north to south in Africa to the fertile lands in the Savanna. This great migration is called what?
Bantu Migration