What is the best title for this list: Ghana, Mali, Songhai?
Early kingdoms of West Africa
100
Ghana was a land of...
Gold, bro.
100
Who is Mansa Musa?
The first king to fully practice Islam.
100
What language did they speak?
Arabic, broh.
100
What is the best example of an oral tradition?
Poems, stories, and songs, broh.
200
Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too...
Hot and arid, yo!
200
How have historians learned about the kingdom of Ghana?
Arab merchants, brosef Stalin.
200
Islam was first brought to West Africa by...
Arabic Merchants, broh.
200
Why did they learn Arabic?
It was the language of the Qu'ran. If you wanted to practice Islam, you needed to learn the language.
200
Where were masks worn mostly?
Ceremonies, broh.
300
Suppose a West African community produces these goods: yams, palm oil, and kola nuts. Which vegetation zone are they in?
Broadleaf evergreen forest, bruh.
300
The trans-Saharan trade increased after 300 C.E. because of the introduction of which animal?
Camel
300
Why did Islam spread fairly easily in Mali?
The people there were more tolerant of other religions.
300
Whose job was it to pass down their history?
Griots, brosef Stalin.
300
How was music so important to West African traditions?
It made memorizing the history easier, broh.
400
How did the Niger River encourage trade?
It's easier to move items up and down the river and it was used as a trading "highway", bruh.
400
Why was the camel the better choice for trans-Saharen trade?
It was well-suited for desert travel.
400
How did succession differ under Islamic rule than the traditional West African way?
Islam was patrillineal. Before that, succession went to the nephew on the mother's side.
400
Why was passing down their history important?
It was important so they would know their own history and have a sense of identity.
400
How did they make kente cloth?
By sewing small strips of cloth together, bruh.
500
Why did people form groups larger than family-sized groups?
For protection, yo.
500
What cause the resources of Ghana to decline?
They done chopped down so many trees for iron smelting. Also, their water was really depleted, so they couldn't really farm their crops and stuffs, brough.
500
What did Mansa Musa promote?
Historical stuff. JK
Education, learning, and the teachings of Islam.
500
In which part of West African society did they write in Arabic?
Arabic was the language of religion, learning, commerce, and government.