Vocabulary
prosperity
A condition of being successful, especially financially.
If salt mines were in the north then where were the gold mines?
In the South.
What more people made their way to Ghana?
More Muslims Merchants and Diplomats.
From which city did traders take a route to Egypt?
Gao
How did the kings of Ghana grow their kingdom’s economy?
They collected taxes from traders
malleability
The ability to be shaped into many forms.
West Africans also supplied the trans-Saharan traders with _______________________________________
ivory, kola nuts, shea butter, and cloth.
The Ghana people practiced what?
Animism
What were the original religious beliefs of people living in the Ghana Empire?
They believed that plants and animals were sacred.
Why was Kumbi Saleh was the most important city in Ghana?
It was at the center of several trade routes.
court
The residence of a royal family and a supporting staff.
These regular interactions between West Africans and the Muslim traders led to the conversion of many people to what?
Islam
If the king got all gold nuggets then what did the miners get?
Gold Dust
Why were animals ideal for the trans-Saharan trade? 2/2 reason
They had broad feet for walking on hot sand
After reading "Ibn Battuta’s Travels in Asia and Africa", why were the economic activities described in the passage important to Ghana?
Salt was a key source for wealth
commodity and animism
A good, commonly a raw material, that can be interchanged with another good of the same type.
The belief that objects, places, and creature all possess a distinct spiritual essence.
By 1000 CE, many people in West Africa knew about ______ the faith.
Islamic
As people improved their ironworking skills, they learned how to make what?
weapons
What was one effect of the trans-Saharan trade?
People in west africa converted to Islam
Why were animals ideal for the trans-Saharan trade? 1/2 reason
They could travel several days without water.
monopoly and diplomat
The complete control of the supply of a good or service by one person, country, or company.
Someone who represents the government of one country in another country.
Sometimes teachers, clerics, poets, musicians, and artists traveled with the what?
Traders
If they had mines where were they?
In the Sahara desert
What is one reason why the Ghana Empire fell? And which commodity helped Ghana expand its empire through conquest?
Changing weather patterns caused difficulties. second answer is iron also
After reading the primary source "Ibn Battuta’s Travels in Asia and Africa", which line from the passage shows that salt was as valuable as precious metals in West Africa?
"To them come then people of Sudan from their different districts, and load themselves with the salt, which among them passes for money..."