Geography
Describe the Savanna.
A vegetation zone of tall grasses and scattered trees, with long rainy seasons
What is the meaning of tribute?
A form of payment
What is Ghana?
A medieval civilization and empire in West Africa.
What is Mali?
A West African empire ruled by the Mande people.
Where was one of the biggest marketplaces in West Africa?
Kumbi
Africa is the second largest __________.
Continent
What is kente?
A traditional form of cloth from West Africa.
How did Ghana grow financially?
It controlled trade and gold taxes.
Which river did the Mande people live near?
The Niger River.
What form of currency did the Wangarans use to conduct trade?
Gold Dust
Where would salt be found in Africa?
The Sahara Desert
What is trans-Saharan trade?
Trade between peoples north and south of the Sahara.
When did Ghana reach its height?
1000 C.E.
How did the empire of Mali gain most of its wealth?
Control of trade, particularly in gold.
Trading with Wangarans was known as a?
Silent Barter
What are the four vegetation zones?
Desert, Desert Scrub, Tropical Grassland, and Broadleaf Evergreen Forest.
What is matrilineal?
A family line traced through the mother.
What kept armies from Europe from attacking Ghana?
The Sahara Desert.
Who was Mansa Musa?
Mansa Musa was a West African king who was the first to practice Islam devoutly.
Trues or False - Kumbi's market sold slaves.
True
What vegetation zone was farming used for? North, East, South, or West Africa?
Tropical grasslands in East, South, and West Africa
Who were the Almoravids?
Muslim warriors.
Describe one thing about the decline of Ghana.
Ghana declined because of overpopulation, it lost many natural resources, and there were many wars.
What did Mansa Musa do?
Mansa Musa made a hajj to Mecca and met with the local sultan.
What was known as a trading highway in West Africa?
The Niger River