Geography
What is a Griot?
A professional storyteller
Allowed people who spoke different languages to trade with each other.
Silent Bartering
Large groups of people traveling together were known as?
Caravan
Important location for trade and scholarship?
Timbuktu
What was the predominant religion in Africa?
Islam
What is a wise saying that provides a quick way to share wisdom?
Proverb
Ghana's government grew wealthy by _____________ salt traders who entered or exited the empire's borders.
Taxing
What two clans formed Ghana?
How did Sumanguru's underestimation of Sundiata impact his rule?
He thought Sundiata was weak, but he turned out to be a fierce warrior.
Which religion is a major part of African spiritual traditions?
Animism
What is a desert locations with plant life and water?
Oases
Division of jobs based upon skills or resources
Labor Specialization
Muslim group that cut off many trade routes in Ghana?
Almoravids
What leader conquered Mali and took control of Timbuktu and Djenne?
Sonni Ali Ber
In most traditional African religions, people honored what?
Their ancestors.
What is Travel from Northern Africa to the southern part of the Sahara where goods were exchanged?
Trans-Saharan Trade Route
What are pastoral nomads?
Bedouins
Who led a rebellion and overthrew Sumanguru?
Sundiata
Who drew attention to Mali by leading a great caravan to Mecca and giving away large amounts of gold?
Mansa Musa
Who was the Songhai King?
Sonni Ali
Grassland with scattered trees
Savanna
Timbuktu and ___________ are the two centers for trade and culture.
Djenne
What are the three reasons for the decline of Ghana?
Invasion, overgrazing, internal rebellion
How did Mansa Musa establish Mali as a center of Muslim culture after his journey to Mecca?
He brought Muslim scholars, artists, and teachers back to Mali.
Strict social system is called?
Caste System