West African Empires
Founder of the Empire of Mali
Who is Sundiata Keita?
The nickname for Genghis Khan's army
What is The Golden Horde?
The term for someone who follows Islam?
What is a muslim?
The holy book for Christianity
What is The Holy Bible?
The large area of land that stretches across North Africa
What is The Sahara Desert?
Main 2 resources found in West Africa
What is salt and gold?
"Genghis Khan' means...
What is Universal/Supreme Ruler?
The sacred religious text of Islam
What is The Quran?
A major religious division occurred between Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity in 1054 AD?
What is The Great Schism?
Grassland area under the Sahara where people met to trade goods
What is The Sahel?
Who was the famous Mali ruler known for his enormous wealth?
Who is Mansa Musa?
What the mongols demanded counties to do once they took over their land
What is pay tribute (taxes)?
Name one tradition/holiday of Islam
(multiple answers)
The founder of Islam
Who is Muhammed?
The animal used to transport good across the Sahara Desert
What is the camel?
How Ghana became wealthy
What is by controlling the gold and salt trade by taxing?
The main 2 countries that the mongolians invaded and conquered
What is Russia and China?
Trade network connected West Africa with North Africa across the Sahara Desert
What is Trans-Saharan Trade?
A major religious division occurred between Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christianity in 1054 AD?
What is The Great Schism?
West African city became famous for Islamic education, libraries/colleges, and trade?
What is Timbuktu?
Founder of The Songhai Empire
Sonni Ali
Genghis Khan's grandson is...
Who is Kublai Khan?
Large land and sea trade routes that connected Asia, North Africa, Europe, the Medditerannean, the middle east, and southeast Asia?
What is The Silk Road?
Name 1 major conflict of The Great Schism
Communion, clergy marriage, the war and Charlamange, icons
Trade network connected West Africa with North Africa across the Sahara Desert
What is Trans-Saharna trade?