The Names of Kings
This Mali Emperor literally put his kingdom on the map when he spent so much money on his Hajj that it disrupted Egypt's economy.
Who is Mansa Musa?
The largest non-polar desert in the world, and the barrier between Africa and the Mediterranean.
What is the Sahara?
A unique musical form developed in West Africa, which contains several rhythms played at the same time.
What is Polyrhythmic music?
Berber merchants would take this resource from the sea and trade it for gold in West Africa.
What is salt?
Like all other ancient and medieval empires, this practice was widespread in Africa.
What is slavery?
West Africa finally adopted writing when speakers of this language came to early Mali.
What is Arabic?
a flat, raised up area of land.
What is a plateau?
What are Griots?
Civilization in Africa would never have developed without resources; therefore, this trade network was needed.
What is trans-saharan trade?
Much of West Africa's history is contained on these, which are still threatened by the environment and by civil unrest.
What are Arabic manuscripts?
After being oppressed by the last king of Ghana, the Malinke people rallied around this great warrior prince, who became the first Mali Emperor.
Who is Sundiata?
A dry grassland, containing little wood but abundant animal life. This one is located south of the Sahara.
What is the savanna?
While more rural parts of Africa kept their traditional religions, cities in the east and the west became strongholds for these two religions. (daily double)
What are Christianity and Islam?
The last great West African Empire, this kingdom finally declined because quarrelsome princes made them weak.
What is the Songhai Empire?
West African society had this kind of system, where the family you were born into determined most of your life opportunities.
What is a caste system?
This Songhai emperor set down the first written law code in West Africa, in the Arabic language, of course.
Who is Askia Mohammed?
Trans-Saharan trade only became possible once this animal was introduced to West Africa.
What is a camel?
A group made up of lineages, people all descended from a common ancestor.
What is a clan?
The capital of the Mali Empire, famous for its scholarship and great mosque.
What is Timbuktu?
This culture, growing in southeast Africa, was a combination of local Bantu, Persian, Arab, and Indian cultures.
What is Swahili culture?
This King of Axum became a Christian and conquered Kush, bringing prosperity to his kingdom.
Who is King Ezana?
Civilization in West Africa grew up around these two rivers (daily double)
What are the Niger and Senegal rivers?
This legendary artifact is said to be kept in a monastery in Ethiopia today. This story cannot be confirmed nor denied.
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
One of the earliest cultures in Africa, they are known for making terracotta sculptures of faces. This shows their growing labor specialization.
What is the Nok Culture?
When this ancient Southeast African city was discovered by British colonists, they initially thought it must have been built by the Ancient Greeks.
What is Great Zimbabwe?