Geography
West African Kingdoms
Trade
Important People
Random
100
What is location E?
The Atlantic Ocean
100
Which kingdom was the smallest?
Ghana
100
Which location is in West Africa?
Location A
100
Who is this?
The Village Chief
100
What animal is this?
Camel
200
What geographic feature is location D?
The Sahara Desert
200
List all three West African kingdoms.
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
200
What transportation method was used on the blue route?
Camel caravans
200
Who is this group of people?
Council of Elders
200
What is location B?
The Gulf of Guinea
300
Djenne and Timbuktu were built along which river?
The Niger River
300
What were the two main trading exports of West African kingdoms?
salt and gold
300
What religion originated in location C?
Buddhism
300
Mansa Musa was a leader of which West African Kingdom?
Mali
300
Fill in the box
Camel caravan, small boats, large ships, walking, wagons, horses.
400
Which city is location E?
Timbuktu
400
Which city was important during the Mali and Songhai kingdoms but not during the Ghana kingdoms?
Gao or Niani, +200 for both
400
What do the yellow lines represent?
Trade routes/the Trans-Saharan trade route
400
Who were most carved statues of?
Ancestors
400
Mansa Musa traveled to Mecca on pilgrimage. In Islam this is one of the five pillars and is called _______.
Hajj
500
What geography covers the largest amount of Africa?
The Savanna
500
Where would you see this mosque?
The city of Timbuktu (built during the Mali kingdom)
500
What religion was spread along the yellow and blue routes?
Islam (beginning in Mecca)
500
Where did Mansa Musa travel on his Hajj?
Mecca
500
What does "matrilineal" mean?
Women in the family have the power passed down through generations.
Matri = woman/mother, lineal = lineage