Ghana
Three types of workers in Ghana's nation
Farmers, herders, traders
This was Mali's famed ruler
Mansa Musa
This was the most famous leader of the Songhai
Askia Mohammed
This West African empire had the most influence in the East and the center of Africa
Songhai
Families lived in _________ which is another word for these groups
Clans
Ghana's major city
Kumbi Salah
(KOOM-bee SAH-leh)
This event is a walk that involved 60,000 men, hundreds of miles, and camels for transportation
Pilgrimage
or
Pilgrimage to Mecca
This city was the most famous and one of greatest cities in West Africa
Timbuktu
This West Africa empire has the most southern influence
Benin
Luxury items used in West Africa (Name 2)
Gold, Ivory, bronze, terracotta, jewelry
What two kinds of people were allowed in the city Kumbi Salah?
This is the only religion in Mali
Islam
The traditional name of a major center of learning and place to practice of Muslim laws
Mosque
This empire was first to come about and was central in West Africa
Ghana
Ghanaian storytellers who pass on the traditions and tales of life.
Griots
This was the King of Ghana in 1062
Tenkamenin
(teng-kay-mnin)
This was the successor of Mansa Musa
Suleiman
(SOO-lay-mahn)
The reason of Songhai's decline
1: had too much luxury items
2: The European settlers and slave trade
This empire ended their rule in the 17th Century
Mali
The figures on this wooden artifact raise their arms to call on earlier ancestors to protect the grain stored in the granary
Ancestor Shutter
These types of shells came from the Indian Ocean and were traded in Ghana
Cowrie Shells
Mansa Musa brought this great Arab poet and architect to Mali to build Timbuktu
Abu Ishak
This is the name of the university for law and surgery in Timbuktu
University of Sanklore
This empire is the largest area and most expansive on this map
Songhai
Tribes did this in order for young generations to learn about their ancestors
Storytelling
or
Language