Geography
What is a zone of trees, grasses, and moderate rain?
A Savanna
What did Ghana do to get rich?
False
Where did the Swahili get their gold and ivory from?
Great Zimbabwe
Who is a professional storyteller and oral historian who is a keeper of West African history?
A Griot
What is a raised but flat region in the interior called?
A Plateau
Did Ghana tax trade that came through their territory?
Yes
When did Great Zimbabwe get abandoned?
1450
What 2 main things did the Swahili trade?
Gold and Ivory
What is a group that travels together?
A Caravan
The earliest civilizations in West Africa formed along 2 rivers. What were they called?
The Niger and Senegal Rivers
What kind of material did the Ghana people use to craft tools and weapons?
Iron
The walls of Great Zimbabwe is for defense not wealth. True or False?
False
What does the word "Swahili" mean?
Coast Dwellers
What is a group of people that defended from a common ancestor?
A Lineage
Songhai practiced Islam in what part of Africa?
West Africa
What was the deciding factor in the collapse of Songhai?
An invasion of a foreign army with guns.
What did people call Great Zimbabwe?
What did the Swahili build their houses with?
Coral
What is a grand stone pillar which sometimes marked the graves of Axum's rulers?
A Steele
Axum Practiced Christianity in what part of Africa?
East Africa
What is the main language in Songhai because it's the language of law and learning there?
Arabic
Who was one of the richest people in history? (And also Mrs Way's favorite person in history?)
Mansua Musa 💰
The Swahili were great traders true or false?
True
What benefits a society by allowing the people to become experts at different jobs?
Labor Specialization