Features of Empire
This valuable resource was used to store and flavor food.
What is salt?
Mansa Musa promoted this so that all Muslims would be able to read the Qur'an.
What is education?
Muslims try to make the Hajj at least once in their lifetime, a pilgrimage to this Islamic holy city.
What is Mecca?
The empires of West Africa grew rich by doing this.
What is trading?
This group controlled the trade routes of the Sahara Desert for hundreds of years before the major empires of West Africa.
Who are the Berbers?
Muslims gather to pray at this type of building.
What is a mosque?
In contrast with the other major empires of West Africa, this empire was not originally ruled by Muslim leaders.
What is Ghana?
This ruler of Songhai famously restructured the government, promoted trade, and built great universities in the city of Timbuktu.
Who is Askia the Great?
This book contains the Islamic holy text written by the religion's founder, Muhammad.
What is the Qur'an?