What is the area north of Ghana called? Hint: It's a very dry, arid region.
Sahara desert, y'all!
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What is the best title for this list: Ghana, Mali, Songhai?
Early kingdoms of West Africa, y'all!
100
What was Ghana described as? Hint: A land of...
Gold, yo!
100
How did Islam reach West Africa?
Islam reached West Africa by Arab, Muslim merchants.
100
What is the best example of the an oral tradition?
Telling a story, either straight-forward or through song.
200
What is the river West African's used for travel and trade called?
Niger River, y'all!
200
Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because the Sahara was too...
Hot and arid, because it's a desert! I mean, come on! It's a desert! There's no water there for Pete's sake!
200
Ghana did not have a system of writing, so what is the reason why we know about Ghana today?
Arab merchants or traders wrote down their experiences in Ghana, yo!
200
Who was Mansa Musa?
Mansa Musa was the first leader of Mali who practiced Islam devoutly.
200
When were masks mostly worn?
They were mostly worn during ceremonies, in performances, and in sacred rites. They were used to bring the spirits of gods and ancestors in the present.
300
What is the vegetation zone where one would find palm oil, yams, and kola nuts?
Broadleaf Evergreen Forest, y'all!
300
Why did people form groups larger than family-sized groups?
They did this for PROTECTION against any ATTACKERS. Duh. You know this.
300
Trans-Saharan trade increased after 300 C.E. because of the introduction of this animal...
Camel, yo!
300
What language did they write in and where would you see them writing in said language?
They wrote in Arabic. They would write in Arabic in Qu'ranic schools, in mosques, merchants recording their trading, their banking/money system.
300
You betcha.Is there evidence of West African music in today's world?
You betcha.
400
These people had an area where they hid their gold mines from e'rybody else...
The Wangarans, y'all!
400
How did the Niger River encourage trade?
It was a "highway" that people used for travel to trade. It also made it easier to transport goods.
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What caused the resources of Ghana to decline?
The growing population had put great stress on scarce resources, such as trees and water. Trees were cut down to provide charcoal for iron-smelting furnaces. Water became so scarce that farmers could no longer grow crops and keep flocks.
400
A griot's is...
a talented poet-musician of the Mande people, who tells stories, sings songs, and recites poems to share their history.
400
What are two important oral traditions practiced by West Africans in medieval times and currently?
Folktales and proverbs, yo.
500
Many traders from North Africa had to cross both of these geographic features...
The Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert, y'all!
500
What is formed when villages unite for protection and a leader (king) is put into power?
A kingdom, yo!
500
Why were camels a better choice than donkeys to cross the desert?
Because of reasons...
JK
Their bodies are well-adapted to surviving the desert.
500
Why did Islam spread easily in West Africa?
Islam spread easily because the people of that region were more accepting of other religions
500
Which famous artist was influenced by West African arts?