Resources supplied by the Niger River
Besides drinking, what is one of the other two main uses of the Niger River's water for the natives?
Agriculture (or Industry).
What are the two essential materials that made up the trans-Saharan trade controlled by the Mali Empire
Gold and salt.
Which of the three empires lasted into the 1600s?
The Mali Empire.
What material did the Niger River Civilizations use for their lasting artistic style of sculpture?
Terracotta.
What three-letter music genre is explicitly mentioned as having its basis in the musical traditions of the Niger River Civilizations?
Jazz
What are the two extreme types of ecosystems mentioned that the Niger River's systems range between?
Dry savanna and tropical forests.
The Niger River civilization's invention of large river boats was primarily used for what major activity?
Trade
What key military technology did the Moroccan army use to successfully defeat the Songhai Empire?
Firearms
What is the name of the major city established by the Niger River Civilization that became a historic center of culture?
Timbuktu
The popular movie The Black Panther drew inspiration from which specific historical empire?
The Mali Empire
The river's diverse ecosystems provide what primary resource for hunting?
Animals (or bushmeat and carp/fish).
What specific agricultural tool is named as a key invention of the Niger River civilization?
The power tiller.
The end of the Mali Empire was mainly caused by internal issues, specifically the lack of what two things?
Leaders and clear progeny (to the royal line).
What lasting artistic style did the Niger River Civilizations provide?
Terracotta sculpture.
The Niger River Civilizations' traditions form the basis for jazz, afro-pop, and multiple other music what?
Music Genres
What is the specific term used for the types of terrestrial animals hunted, as opposed to the aquatic animal mentioned?
Bushmeat (as opposed to carp).
The invention of iron smelting was used to create what necessary items for the civilization?
Agricultural tools.
Besides the Almoravid invasion, what was the other main external factor that led to the end of the Ghana Empire?
Kingdom invasions
Cities like Timbuktu acted as centers for the proliferation of three key things. Name one of these three
Knowledge (or Trade or Culture)
The fictional resource vibranium in the movie Black Panther is compared to what real-life resource of the Mali Empire?
Gold
The variety of animals available for hunting (like carp and bushmeat) is the direct result of the river's ecosystems ranging between which key two different environments?
Dry savanna and tropical forests.
The invention of iron smelting and the invention of large river boats support which two distinct, but fundamental, activities of the civilization?
Agriculture and Trade.
Which of the three empires fell primarily due to a technological disparity and a military invasion?
The Songhai Empire.
How did Timbuktu and similar cities establish by the Niger River Civilizations manage to fuel growth throughout history?
By acting as centers for the proliferation of knowledge, trade, and culture.
The movie Black Panther drew inspiration from the rule of which specific Mali leader to form a similar powerful West African empire?
Mansa Musa.