Geography
What desert is in Africa and is the biggest in the world?
The Sahara
Which river has been the home to three great empires found in West Africa
The Niger
What is a group of people traveling through the Sahara to trade called? These sometimes included Missionaries.
Caravans
Who founded Islam
Mohammed
If Coach Shope could sing what kind of music would he sing?
Rock
What geographical feature is known as "the transition zone" between the Sahara and the Savannah
The Sahel
This empire was primarily known for its trade of Salt and Gold. It also taxed traders who traveled through it.
Ghana
Why was trade between W. Africa and Mecca almost guaranteed?
Because of the fifth pillar of Islam: Pilgrimage, which insures that all Muslims must take the journey to Mecca once in their life.
Trade, conquest, missionaries, or Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
Bruno & Luca
The Rainforest
This Empire was home to the richest man in world history.
Mali
What two resources were most famously traded in W. Africa?
Why did Mansa Musa journey to Mecca?
To fulfill one of the five pillars of Islam, Pilgrimage.
what is an example of labor specialization in west African society?
Griot
This is where mostly all animal and human life live on the continent
The Savannah
This empire was run by Sunni Ali and Askia the Great
Songhai
This group of North African people famously led caravans through the desert
The Berbers
Name the five pillars of Islam
Faith, Fasting, charity, prayer, and Pilgrimage
What year was the United States of America founded?
1776
This is a desert that is found in southern Africa.
The Kalahari desert
Name the empires in chronological order
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
What are the trade routes that ran through the Saharan Desert and into sub-Saharan Africa.
Name an Empire that we have learned about that practiced ISLAM. Hint: they conquered the city of Constantinople in 1453
The Ottomans
If a woodchuck could chuck wood would he?
Duh