Geography
Diverse
The name of Africa's first empire was this
Ghana
This empire was twice the size of Ghana
Mali
Muslims from across the world would travel to this town to study
Timbuktu
Translate: "The fool speaks the wise man listens"
Be quiet and listen.
The river that was in the middle of all 3 West African kingdoms
The Niger River
The material used by early Ghanaians that helped them conquer and expand their empire
Metal
The special type of barter used to trade goods in Mali
Silent Barter
The type of weapon Moroccans used to conquer parts of Songhai
Arquebus
Translate "It takes a whole village to raise a child"
You can't raise a kid all alone, you need lots of help,
One method of hunting animals in early Africa was to do this
Chase animals down slowly
or
Steal meat from lions
These two items were traded in Ghana, and made the kingdom very wealthy
Gold and Salt
This person was Mali's wealthiest king, and probably the richest man who ever lived...
Mansa Musa
The building people in Songhai rebuilt every year (and still today too)
Mud Mosque
Translate "A roaring lion kills no game"
All talk and no bite means you whack
The number of days a year West Africans are allowed to fish in the lake
One
One type of musical instrument in Ghana that eventually influenced American music (like rock and roll or hip-hop)
Kora
or
Drums
The lion king is based on this legend from Mali
Battle of Kirina
or
King Sundiata
The reason west African Empires eventually ended
Atlantic Slave Trade
Translate "When spider webs unite they can tie up a lion"
Strength in numbers
In addition to the Sahara desert, what are the other 3 types of African environments?
Sahel, Savannah, Rainforest
One reason for the decline of Ghana empire
Overgrazing
or
invaders
A decline in gold's value (inflation)
The main countries that participated in slave trade
Great Britain, France, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal
Translate: "Rain does not fall on one roof alone"
When times are tough, times are tough for everyone, so help each other