ANYTHING GOES
The location of West Africa occupies what is known as the ___________.
Bulge
What major city reached its greatest height n 1250 A.D?
Timbuktu
) What role did Griots play in African society?
tell the history of the different families
What 2 minerals were vital for the growth of Ghana?
salt & gold
What was Songhai’s main power?
military
What was located in the southern portion of the Ghana kingdom?
gold mines
No longer indigenous religions ruled, what was the official religion of Songhai?
Islam
A people, culture, or religion that is native to a particular geographical region
indigenous
During the Ghana empire, slaves cut 200 pound blocks of ______________ to be loaded on _________________ to head across the Sahara to the Savanna.
salt, camels
How long was Songhai around before it became a kingdom?
1,000 years
Main river which 5 nations depend on for water is __________
Niger River
The Epic of Sundiata tells the story of a great _____________.
warrior
List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
What group of people needed up attacking and bringing an end to the Ghana Empire?
Arabs (Berbers)
Where were African slaves sent to? What did they become in this new location?
Latin America, slaves
Who was one of West African’s most powerful leaders? What empire did he rule?
Mansa Musa, Mali
What is the story of how Mali began?
Enchanter was killed with an arrow
priest like elders in an indigenous religion who are said to have special powers to communicate to the spirt world
shamans
A kinship system in which ancestors are traced through the mothers side of the family
Matrilineal
What army invaded and brought the Sonhghai Empire to an end?
Moroccan
What mountain is part of the Cameroon Volcanic line, which is still active?
Mount Cameroon
The story Dausi recounts the History of which West African kingdom?
Ghana
Songhai traded with European country of ___________ exchanging gold and metal goods.
Portugal
What was the city that was established on the 13th century and grew into a center of learning?
Djenne
Who was the greatest leader of the Songhai Kingdom?
Askia Muhammed