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The greatest ruler of Mali
Mansa Musa
100
All three of these civilizations rose to power along the ____________ River
Niger
100
What problem made soil hard to farm in Ghana?
Overgrazing
100
What empire stayed around for another 150 years after its mines were captured?
Songhai
100
Mansa Musa made an impressive pilgrimage to what holy city?
Mecca
200
Who strengthened, organized, and unified Songhai?
Sunni Ali
200
What country captured Songhai's salt mines?
Morocco
200
Ghana was located between _____ and _____ mines
Salt, gold
200
In Mali, who died which caused weak leadership?
Mansa Musa
200
In Mali, the economy was based on ________
trade
300
This group of people was the first to use iron to make farming tools and weapons for defense
Nok
300
Timbuktu and __________ were centers of learning and trade
Djenne
300
Ghana's power came from their use of _________________
iron weapons
300
Which empire had grown so large that it became difficult to control and the outer areas broke away?
Mali
300
Mansa Musa stressed the importance of learning the language of ____________
Arabic
400
A group of northern African people that lead desert caravans through the Sahara
Berbers
400
What territory was twice the size of Ghana?
Mali
400
What was known as a busy highway for trading in Mali?
Niger River
400
Invaders invaded schools in Mali and burned down schools in _____________
Timbuktu
400
Mansa Musa was a devout __________
Muslim
500
Who conquered Ghana and helped Mali become a great trading empire?
King Sundiata
500
This was a center of trading and the capital of Ghana
Koumbi (Kumbi)
500
Mansa Musa gave out too much ______
gold
500
A group of strict Muslims who believed it was their duty to take down Ghana
Almoravids
500
What did Ghana do to traders that passed through their trade route?
Taxed them