Resources
Resource mined for jewelry and highly traded in Africa.
What is Gold?
Very dry area that is hot during the day and cold at night. Made it difficult to trade.
What is the desert?
These animals had adaptations that helped them in the desert. They could store fat and water in their body. This animal was useful for trading because it allowed people to connect them by a rope to make a caravan. With a caravan, more goods and people could travel through trade routes.
What are camels?
These were made to show a character in a story. People were able to express their religious beliefs with these.
What are African Masks?
Located in West Africa. Goods traded in this location were iron, animal products, salt and gold. Taxes made this place rich.
What is Ghana?
These mines were mainly on the coast of Africa and were used for food and preservation.
What is salt?
Many animals live in this area but it is till not a good area to find resources.
What is the savanna?
This is when trade routes intersect and is usually a main location for trade.
What are the crossroads of trade?
This involved people to express a story through their body movement. Usually would have music playing while they were doing this.
What is African Dance?
Located in West Africa. Goods traded here were salt and gold. Gained control by conquering Timbuktu and mastering trade on the river.
What is Songhai?
Different types of these helped flavor food and make it taste better.
What are spices?
Located on the equator and provides Africa with most of their resources for trading.
What are rainforests?
Used to carry heavy or light cargo across long bodies of water. Pearl divers would use these to help them reach and explore possibly pearl-rich waters.
What are dhows?
Items that were created to make music. People would dance and sing because of these. Some examples are the balafon and the ngoma.
What are African Instruments?
Located in East Africa. Goods traded here were ivory, frankincense, myrrh and enslaved people. King Enza made christianity the official religion.
Used to build weapons and armor.
What is iron?
On the coast but difficult for trade routes due to the mountains.
What is the Mediterranean?
Located at crossroads of trade. Usually are close to salt mines and gold mines for quicker accessibility. Cultural diffusion was prominent in these.
What are cities?
These were storytellers in Africa.
What are griots?
Located in West Africa. Goods traded here were salt and gold. Mansa Musa built mosques and libraries here.
What is Mali?
A type of resource used for jewelry but had to be taken from an elephant that was hunted.
What is ivory?
Largest desert in the world.
What is a the Savanah desert?
Located on the edge of the continent. Many salt mines were along this part of Africa. Allowed ships to be a part of trade.
What is the coast?
Since Africa didn't have this, they had to express their religious beliefs and stories through art. This art consisted of music, dance and the masks they created.
What is no written account of history?
Located in Southeast (SE) Africa. Goods traded here were gold, copper and ivory. Kings Mutota and Matope built the region's largest empire.
What is Zimbabwe?