Beginnings
This is the largest hot desert in the world. It spans across the top of the African continent.
What is the Sahara Desert?
These animals were introduced to the Sahara Desert around 300CE and allowed trade across the desert to grow.
What is the Camel?
He was the leader of the Mali Empire and the richest man the world has ever known.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This European nation sought a naval trade route around Africa to enter into the Indian Ocean Trade Network.
What is Portugal?
The Kingdom of Ghana capitalized on the trade of these two commodities.
What is Salt and Gold?
Much of the history of West Africa was not written, but was recorded using this.
What is Oral History?
This was the first true Sub-Saharan African empire.
What is the Kingdom of Ghana?
The Hajj is the Muslim pilgrimage to this holy city, known as the birthplace of the Prophet Mohammud.
What is Mecca?
As Portugal sailed around Africa, they would land and establish these in an attempt to claim ownership of the land.
What are Trade Forts?
This language was spread across Africa during a series of great migrations and is the basis for many of the languages spoken in Africa today.
What is Bantu?
This biting insect spread diseases that were particularly deadly to animals, making it nearly impossible to have large herds in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the Tsetse Fly?
This was the largest empire in Sub-Saharan Africa.
What is the Songhai Empire?
This was the ethnic group native to North Africa. They helped bring Islam to West Africa.
Who are the Berbers?
Portugal purchased slaves primarily to work on these.
What are Sugar Plantations?
These individuals were musicians, advisors, and historians who preserved the history of West Africa.
What are Griots?
This was the migration of people from Central Africa across the African continent.
What is the Bantu Migration?
Who is Sundiata Keita?
This was the trade network that connected West Africa with North Africa and the Mediterranean.
What is the Trans-Saharan Trade Network?
Under this type of slave system the slave and their children became the property of their enslaver. They lost all human rights. This system was also based on the race of the individual.
What is Chattel Slavery?
On his journey Mansa Musa built one of these every Friday.
What is a Mosque?
The Sahara Desert cut Sub-Saharan Africa off from this region.
What is the Mediterranean?
This was the name given to the collection of city states in East Africa that shared a common language, culture, and religion.
What is the Swahili Civilization?
This trade network included China, India, East Africa, and the Middle East.
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Network?
This Muslim Empire invaded the Songhai Empire after coming under attack from Portugal. They gained control of the major trade cities and destabilized the region.
What is the Saadian Sultanate?
The two major technologies spread by the Bantu Migration were these.