Trans Saharan Trade Route
traders crossed through to get manufactured goods to west and south Africa
Sahara Desert
2 rivers that go through Mali and Ghana.
What is the Senegal and Niger river?
region containing the gold in Africa.
What is Ghana?
Discuss the differences/similarities between the Sahel and the Sahara.
Both have semiarid climates. The Sahara has much hotter temperatures and less rainfall and water sources. The Sahara is also a desert full of sand and rock formations. While the Sahel is more of a grassland and has more fertile land and access to rivers.
3 ancient African empires we have discussed so far.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
2 of the most in demand goods traded across Africa.
Gold and Salt
Ocean closest to West Africa.
Atlantic ocean
Manufactured good traded throughout Africa and other parts of the world. Also made from rhino and elephant tusks.
What is ivory?
Discuss the impact of Islam and Arabic spreading throughout Africa.
Islam and Arabic made trade easier to happen throughout Africa since people were speaking the same language now. Also, trade could expand past Morocco into Europe and other continents like Asia and India.
What rulers/kings were called in Mali.
What is Mansa?
The center for trade and religion and a halfway point to western and southern Africa.
What is Timbuktu?
the largest river stretching across Africa.
Nile river
Millet and Sorghum
Discuss the importance/reasons salt was needed throughout the western and southern parts of Africa.
Salt was used as a anti-bacterial, seasoning, medicine, cleanser, preserver of food like meats, way to cool/regulate the body.
name of a caravan that traveled across the Sahara.
What is the Azalai?
Northern west African city where salt was mined and traded to southern African.
What is Taghaza?
hot, semi arid ( meaning that there is more rainfall than a desert but is still fairly dry) grassland. There is fertile land and savannas with animals, shrubs, baobab trees.
What is the Sahel?
Type of manufactured good created from the abundant gold in Ghana?
What is Jewerly, money/coins, head wear.
Discuss the impact trade in Ghana and double taxation.
Ghana has access to a sought after natural resource of gold. This allowed them to tax traders 2 times, once arriving to take the gold and other goods like spices, copper, silver, and cloth out of Ghana and again when departing once they received the gold and other newly acquired items.
the name of Egyptian kings
What is a Pharaoh?
Language that began to spread throughout Africa.
What is Arabic?
Place in Africa where pyramids were built. In between the Red Sea and Arabia.
What is Egypt?
Animal that carried different manufactured goods, salt and gold through the Sahara Desert.
What is a camel?
List the ways African Kingdoms adapted to the trans Saharan trade route
Instead of walking they used camels. They used rock carving to allow others to find their way through the desert.
Define vassal king
kings of smaller cities/towns appointed by the king to govern other areas throughout the kingdom.