West Africa Societies
THIS WAS TRADED BY PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH OF THE SAHARA FOR SALT.
WHAT IS GOLD?
This was valuable in people’s diets and was used to preserve and season foods.
What is salt?
THESE FARMERS WHO WERE THREATENED BY NOMADIC HERDERS BANDED TOGETHER FOR PROTECTION AND BECAME THE FIRST GHANAIANS
WHO WERE THE SONINKE
MALI’S LOCATION ON THIS RIVER ALLOWED ITS PEOPLE TO CONTROL TRADE
WHAT IS THE NIGER RIVER?
This was the capital of Songhai.
What is Gao?
This type of cloth was made by weaving together cloths of different colors.
What is Kente Cloth?
THESE PEOPLE LEAD DESERT CARAVANS THROUGH THE SAHARA
Who were the Arab Traders?
What was matrilineal?
ACCORDING TO LEGEND, MALI’S RISE TO POWER BEGAN UNDER THIS RULER.
WHO IS SUNDIATA?
Berbers were willing to trade with Songhai because they shared this religion.
WHAT IS ISLAM?
West Africans made this type of art to honor ancestors & the gods.
What are masks & statues?
Most of the West African Empires were based around this river system.
What is the Niger River?
This was the capital of Ghana.
What is Kumbi Saleh?
MALI’S GREATEST AND MOST FAMOUS RULER WAS THIS MUSLIM KING
WHO WAS MANSA MUSA?
This emperor established the first standing army in West Africa & practiced religious tolerance.
These were groups of people organized based around their age & gender.
What are Age Sets?
Ghanaian Kings maintained the value of their resources by taxing this good that was traded in West Africa.
What is gold?
This king inherited rule of Ghana through his mother & led an army of 200,000.
Who was Tunka Manin?
Mansa Musa built a royal villa, mosque, and university in this city, and he effectively made it the capital of Mali.
What is Timbuktu?
These people are African storytellers who memorize and recite the names and histories of their people.
What are griots?
THIS WAS SIGNIFICANT FOR WEST AFRICANS FOR CLEARING THE LAND AND HAVING WEAPONS.
WHAT IS IRON?
This decorative item was made by shaping horns and tusks from large African animals.
What is ivory?
These people were Muslims who attacked Ghana and destroyed Koumbi Saleh
Who were the Berbers?
This city was established as the capital of Mali by Sundiata.
What is Niani?
Armies of this kingdom ended the Songhai empire thanks to their use of the firearm.
What is Morocco?