Geography
The early kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai are found in this region of Africa.
What is West Africa?
This trader was in search of gold.
Who is the North African trader?
This vegetation zone compared to the savanna has less rainfall.
What is the Sahel?
The location of gold source was found in this village south of Ghana.
Where is the village of Wangara?
Tales about crossing the Sahara were written by Arabic Scholars like this individual.
Who is Ibn Battuta?
This desert is located in North Africa.
What is the Sahara Desert?
This Kingdom grew rich from taxing traders.
What is Ghana?
This vegetation zone is very dry and few settlements could develop there.
What is the Sahara?
Traders stopped in the capital of Ghana before embarking on Wangara.
What is Kumbi?
Mali's leader Sundiata was an inspiration for this Disney movie.
What is the Lion King?
The Trans-Saharan trade was between these two regions of Africa.
What are the regions of North and West Africa?
These traders were in dire need of salt.
Who are the Wangarans?
This vegetation zone has long rainy seasons and tall grasses and trees.
What is the savvana?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai are all located in this region of Africa.
What is the region of West Africa?
This Mali leader caused deflation during his pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who is Mana Musa?
This is the longest river in West Africa.
What is the Niger?
These traders need gold to get these precious items from China such as porcelain and silk.
Who are the North African traders?
This vegetation zone has lush trees and rain falls year-round.
What is the forest zone?
The traders who wanted to trade for gold came from this area.
What is North Africa?
Caravans were very important to these people because without them they would die for lack of food.
Who are the people of Taghaza?
Caravans stopped in this Saharan village to mine salt.
What is Taghaza?
Early West African Kingdoms depended on this river for farming and trade.
What is the Niger River?
Caravans stop for rest and water at the oasis in this vegetation zone.
What is the Sahara?
People traded goods because different resources were found in these zones.
What are vegetation zones?
Mulsim traders introduced this language to the West Africans.
What is Arabic?