Geography
What is the largest desert in Africa?
The Sahara
What trade did the Kings of Ghana Control
the Salt and Gold Trade
This King of Mali became famous for his wealth and Hajj
Mansa Musa
This Ruler conquered new lands after Mali declined and lead to the new empire of Songhai
Askia Muhammad
This animal was used to trade across the Sahara
Camel
This region has an extreme amount of rainfall and includes a wide variety of plants and animals. The ground is often shaded by a canopy of trees.
Rainforest
This system allowed for Salt and Gold traders to exchange goods without meeting, or directly communicating
The silent barter system
What Religion did Mansa Musa Promote through building mosques and schools
Islam
What empire declined leading to Songhai
Mali
Mansa Musa
This region is directly below the Sahara desert and is considered to be a semi-arid desert.
Sahel
This group of people founded Ghana with their advanced tool
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The Soninke
This King is cited for founding the Kingdom and Mali
Sundiata
Islamic Laws
This group invaded and took over the empire of Ghana
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Almoravids
The Niger
These two groups traded across the Trans- Saharan trade routes
Arabs and Berbers
What city did Mansa Musa give so much gold it lost value
Cairo
departments
Oral tradition/ oral history
This region includes tall grasses, and animals like lions, zebras and elephants. * it also covers a majority of the land on the Continent.
The Savanna
Islam
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Timbuktu
Islam impacted language by making this the official language
Arabic
They caused the fall of Songhai
The Moroccans