Social
How do people communicate with each other along the Sand Roads?
Travel and Trade
How were the three empires organized?
They were a bureaucracy
What is the geographical featural name of the Sand Roads?
Desert.
Which language was a huge factor in religion, education, administration and education
Arabic became an important language for religion, education, administration and trade although It did not dominate language for daily life in West Africa.
What was the economy in Saharan Africa based on?
Trade/commerce, agriculture, and manufacturing.
What social structure did the African societies follow?
Patriarchal
What empires controlled a large majority of the Sand Roads?
The Songhai, Ghana, and Mali empire
Where are the Sand Roads located?
Possible answers:
Northeast Sahara
Spanning from West Africa to North Africa, and through the Mediterranean.
Were Muslims the ones who created the Rocket
No, they didn't creat the rocket all they did was make improvements on the rocket which was originally made from china
What is key the difference between trans-Saharan trade and sub-Saharan trade?
Trans-Saharan trade: crossed the Sahara to connect different regions.
Sub-Saharan trade: localized in sub-Saharan Africa.
How were women in power seen?
Dangerous and not to be trusted.
How much did tax did the empire take to import 1 load of salt?
They took 1 dinar of gold per load of salt
Name a way the people on the Sand Roads adapted to the environment.
People used unique technology to adapt to the desert region for example the Arabian Camel.
How was Islam introduced into the Sahara's
It was largely introduced by Muslim traders rather what people expect which was the incoming invaders which were Arab or Turkic armies
How many slaves made the trip across the Sahara Desert per year?
5,500
What were examples of gender roles along the Sand Roads?
Women slaves held physical roles and men slaves held leadership roles. Men gained social status by hunting and doing smithwork. Women gained status by cooking and raising kids.
What empire controlled Timbuktu?
Mali
What is one health issue among the travelers on the Sand Roads?
Disease, for example, the Bubonic Plague.
Men derived their power and authority by releasing and accumulating "Nyama" which is through acts of transforming one thing to another. For example, making a living animal dead and hunting helps them achieve this Nyama.
What were the urban and commercial centers of manufacturing known as?
Cosmopolitan places
What was the name for accumulating social status through acts of transforming one thing to another?
Nyama
How was power transferred in Ghana?
Matrilineal system
What part of life on the Sand Roads was effected by the environment/seasons?
Trade and commerce.
What two technological advancements contributed to the Islamic Green revolution.
Water management practices which were important to the arid and semi arid environments of the Islamic world.
Persian style reservoirs and irrigation technologies
Why were the rulers of Ghana and Mali so wealthy?
Their treasures, gold, and importation of goods.