G.R.A.P.E.S
This part of G.R.A.P.E.S. examines how people earn, spend, and trade money or goods.
What is Economy?
This valuable yellow metal helped both Ghana and Mali become wealthy.
What is Gold?
A route used by merchants to exchange goods between regions.
What is a trade route?
Both Ghana and Mali practiced this religion after contact with North African traders.
What is Islam?
I am not real, but I am inspired by African kingdoms. I am rich, powerful, and home to vibranium. What am I?
What is Wakanda?
This letter in G.R.A.P.E.S. helps us study mountains, rivers, climate, and location.
What is Geography?
Both empires grew rich by controlling trade across this famous desert.
What is the Sahara Desert?
A ruler who controls an empire.
What is an emperor or King?
Ghana came first, but this empire became powerful after Ghana declined.
What is Mali?
I an animal that carried merchants across the Sahara Desert with gold, salt, and other goods. What am I?
I carried merchants across the Sahara Desert with gold, salt, and other goods. What am I?
Kings, laws, and government systems are studied under this G.R.A.P.E.S. category.
What is Politics?
This famous ruler of Mali became known for his wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca.
Who was Mansa Musa?
The spreading of a religion, idea, or culture from one place to another.
Both empires became wealthy from trading these two resources.
What are gold and salt?
The richer I became, the more famous I grew. Mansa Musa gave away so much of me that prices changed in Egypt. What am I?
What is gold?
Family roles, social classes, and daily life are studied under this category.
What is Social Structure?
One reason both Ghana and Mali declined was because they lost control of these important routes.
What are trade Routes?
A journey made for religious purposes.
What is a pilgramage?
I was a famous center of learning and culture in Mali, attracting scholars from around the world.
What is Timbuktu?
I am a river that helped Mali thrive by providing water, transportation, and trade opportunities.
What is the Niger River?
If a civilization is famous for universities, architecture, and inventions, which G.R.A.P.E.S. category is being described?
What are achievements?
I helped Ghana rise, but when invaders took control of me, Ghana weakened. What am I?
What is the Gold- Salt Trade?
I am a large area ruled by one king or government. What am I?
What is an empire?
Ghana's rulers were called kings, while Mali's most famous ruler was this emperor.
Who is Mansa Musa?
Ghana, Mali, and Wakanda all became powerful because they controlled valuable resources. What lesson does this teach about the relationship between geography and power?
Geography can provide access to valuable resources, trade routes, and protection, helping civilizations gain wealth, influence, and power.