Geography
This major river served as a vital transportation route in West Africa
What is the Niger River?
This kingdom was known for its rich gold mines
What is Ghana?
These two items were the main trading goods across the Sahara
What are salt and gold?
This Mali king made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca
Who is Mansa Musa?
This natural resource was mined near forests in West Africa
What is gold?
This vast desert borders West Africa to the north
What is the Sahara Desert?
This empire reached its peak under Mansa Musa
What is Mali?
This trade route connected West Africa to North Africa
What is the trans-Saharan trade route?
This was the main occupation of most people
What is farming?
These animals were crucial for crossing the Sahara Desert
What are camels?
This important trading city was known as the "City of Gold"
What is Timbuktu?
This was the last major empire of West Africa
What is Songhai?
These buildings in Djenne were made of mud bricks
What are mosques?
This material was used to make most clothing
What is cotton?
This dangerous weather pattern brings rain to West Africa
What are monsoons?
This body of water borders West Africa to the west
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
These two cities were major centers of trade and learning
What are Djenne and Timbuktu?
This religion spread through trade across West Africa
What is Islam?
This group of people was tragically traded along the trans-Saharan routes
Who were enslaved people?
These trees provided food and oil in West Africa
What are palm trees?
This gulf is located along West Africa's southern coast
What is the Gulf of Guinea?
This empire controlled the trans-Saharan trade routes
What is Mali?
This system of exchange was used before money
What is bartering?
These two cities became famous centers of trade, culture, and learning
What are Djenne and Timbuktu?
This ancient university was in Timbuktu
What is Sankore University?