Vocabulary 1
Define Sahara
A large desert know for trade and covers 1/4 of Africa
Define vegetation zone
Vegetation zones, also called hardiness zones, are smaller, more-detailed vegetation regions
Who was Mansa Musa
was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337
What is salt used for?
Perserving food
Ghana
Ghana was a big location for the salt and gold trade most of the pouplation
Define savanna
a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.
Define trans-Saharan
Trans-Saharan trade requires travel across the Sahara between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa.
Who Was Sundiata
Sundiata Keita was the first ruler of the Mali Empire from 1235 C.E. to 1255 C.E.
Who was a big person involved in the Gold and Salt trade
Mansa Musa
Mali
Was a big place for scholars with most of the population being muslim
Define Kingship/Clans
A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.
Define animism
the attribution of a soul to plants, inanimate objects, and natural phenomena.
Who was Sunni Ali
Sunni Ali, also known as Sunni Ali Ber, was born in Ali Kolon. He reigned from about 1464 to 1492.
From the 7th to the 14th century
Songhai
A big city with a strict ruler and the population was forced to be muslim
Define Groits
a member of a class of traveling poets, musicians, and storytellers who maintain a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.
Define Almoravids
a member of a federation of Muslim Berber peoples that established an empire in Morocco, Algeria, and Spain in the 11th century.
Who was Muhammad Toure
Muhammad Toure, also known as Askia Muhammad I and Askia the Great, was a ruler of the Songhay
Where was it important
The main place where the gold and salt trade was was in the Sahara desert
Define desertification
the process by which fertile land becomes desert, typically as a result of drought, deforestation, or inappropriate agriculture.
Define Berbers
a member of the indigenous people of North Africa.