Terms
Geography
Empires
Trade
California
100

belief in more than one god

polytheism

100

 What is Number 1 

Nile River

100

Who was the main ruler of the Mali Empire 

Mansa Musa

100

What were the 3 main things traded on the Trans Saharan Trade Route

Salt, Gold, Slaves

100

What is the national animal of California 

The Brown Bear

200

an excess supply of something

Surplus

200

What is number 4 

Lake Victoria 

200

How were stories and traditions normally passed down

Oral History

200

What non-tangible thing was exchanged on the trans Saharan trade network 

Islam/Religion 

200
What is the national flower of California 

California Poppy 

300

moist, densely wooded areas

Rainforest

300

What is number 3? 

Mediterranean Sea

300

This rock/mineral allowed the people of Ghana to improve in agriculture and warfare

Iron

300

What are the two reason salt is important 

1. Help preserver/season food for longer use 

2. Help replenish electrolytes lost in the desert 

300

What is the largest city in California 

Los Angeles 

400

when livestock eat most of the grass and leave the ground exposed

Overgraze

400

What is number 2 

Niger River

400

In Ghana the belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits is called 

animism

400

The major person who traveled the Trans Saharan Trade Network and decided to travel to China, Russia and other empires

Ibn Battuta 

400

What was the name for California before it became part of the United States 

The Bear Flag Republic 

500

descended through the mother’s side of the family

matrilineal

500

What is number 5 

Red Sea

500

Put the 3 African Empires in order from oldest to youngest.

Ghana 

Mali 

Songhai

500

This city was considered the center for learning and trade in Africa 

Timbuktu 

500

What is the nickname for California

The Golden State

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