Vocab
Extended Family
Rain is very rare here. It is a desert.
Sahara
The empire of Ghana reached its peak under who? This person had a lavish court where he displayed the wealth of the empire
Tunka Manin
This was when a foreign empire attacked Ghana in the 1060s.
Invasion
What river gave life to the West African region?
Niger River
Silent Barter
A strip of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter areas.
Sahel
Mali's rise to power began under a ruler named ??? This person also took the title of mansa for himself.
Sundiata
This is when animals ate all the grass in many pastures, leaving the soil exposed to hot desert winds.
Overgrazing
What was Mansa Musa's son's name?
Maghan
An early form of a gun that West Africans used
Arquebus
Open grassland with scattered trees
Savannah
Mali's most famous ruler was a Muslim named ??? Under his leadership, Mali reached the height of its wealth, power, and fame in the 1300s.
Mansa Musa
This is when the people of a country that Ghana had conquered rose up and attacked.
Internal Rebellion
Long, deep valleys formed by the movement of the earth's crust
Rifts
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits.
Animism
moist, densely wooded areas
Rain forests
Songhai's expansion was led by who??? This person worked to unify, strengthen, and enlarge his empire.
Sunni Ali
Around what year did the empire of Ghana collapse? 1100, 1200, 1300, or 1400?
1200
This was a trade city that Mali added to its empire.
Timbuktu
A group where men and women born within the same two or three years formed special bonds
Age Set
Which of the four regions is nearest to the equator?
Rain forests
This person led Songhai and supported education and learning. Under his leadership, Timbuktu flourished.
Askia the Great
Give me the named of the group of North African Muslims who attacked Ghana
Almoravids
These were nomads from the Sahara that seized Timbuktu
The Tuareg