Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Vocabulary
Trade
100

What was the most important item for trade in Ghana?

What is gold

100

King of Mali

Who is Mansa Musa

100

This item was traded for gold across the Songhai Kingdom

What is salt

100

Group of people with the same ancestors

What is a clan.

100

These were the two most popular trading items

What is gold and salt

200

Used these animals to improve trade across the Sahara

What are camels

200

Gold from Mali reached these continents

What is Europe and Asia

200

West African storytellers

What are griots

200

Muslim place of worship

What is a Mosque

200

This region of Africa made it difficult to trade

What is the Sahara Desert

300

Ghana was the first African kingdom to convert to this religion

What is islam

300

The holy city of Mali

What is Mecca

300

King of Songhai

Who is Sunni Ali

300

A person believed to tell the future

What is a Diviner

300

Item made from elephant tusks, commonly traded in early times

What is ivory

400

Ghana became rich by taxing for this action

What is trade

400

Important city for education and trade

What is Timbuktu

400

Songhai followed this religion, encouraged by many leaders

What is Islam

400

People who migrated through Africa spreading culture

Who are the Bantu

400

These people introduced camels to Africa making trade easier

Who are the Romans

500

These two groups introduced Islam to Africa

Who are the Arabs and Berbers

500

King Mansa Musa built these types of buildings in Mali

What are Mosques and Libraries

500

The capital city of the Songhai kingdom

What is Gao

500

Blend of African and Muslim cultures

What is Swahili

500

This system was used to make trade more efficient

What is the Trans-Saharan trade route