What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?
What is Different resources were found in each zone
100
A family line traced through the mother
What is matirlineal
100
Islam was first brought to Africa by
What is caravan traders
100
Besides education identify three areas Islam had an impact on in West Africa
What is religion, architecture, government, etc...
100
Sculptures from the ancient Nok culture were formed from
What is terra cota
200
The process of melting ore into iron to make tools. Which group of people did this?
What is smelting & Nok
200
An exchange of goods between the people north and south of the Sahara
What is Trans-Saharan Trade
200
West African Muslims began this religious practice before Islamic influence reached the region?
What is praying to ancestors
200
I am the first West African leader to practice Islam devoutly.
Who is Mansa Musa
200
Identify two musical styles that were influenced by West African music
What is rock, blues, jazz, & gospel
300
Identify and explain two distinct differences between a sahel and savanna
What is (answers will vary)
300
The first of three medieval civilizations and empires in West Africa
What is Ghana
300
Describe the impact Islam had on education in West Africa.
What is the hub of education was in Timbuktu (universities, colleges, schools, books, etc...)
300
Bloodlines traced through the father
What is patrilineal
300
What is the best title for the list?
• Balafon
• Ngoni
• Kora
What is West African Musical Instruments
400
Explain why a tribute is an advantage to becoming part of an empire
What is the king's army will provide protection for you.
400
Few large settlements developed in the Sahara because it was too
What is hot or dry (answers will vary)
400
As the use of Arabic spread, how were native West African languages maintained?
What is they were used in everyday language
400
Identify three new religious practices Muslims brought to West Africa
What is 5 pillars of Islam
400
What type of story was brought to the Americas by African slaves
What is folktales
500
Explain the impact smelting had on early farming communities made up of extended families?
What is farming became more efficient and allowed farming communities to sell the surplus of crops to other communities and people who were picking crops prior to smelting could now do other jobs in their community.
500
Early civilizations and historians describe Ghana as a land of what
What is Gold
500
How did the Songhai empire differ from the empire of Mali?
What is it spread Islam by force
500
West African wore white flowing robes made from this material?