geography
what 4 seas surrounded west Africa
Mediterranean sea, red sea Indian sea, and the Atlantic sea
what is a textile
a woven cloth
what does the term ghana mean
war cheif
what did the mali empire trade
they traded gold, and salt
what is the largest empire out of the 3 major empires
songhai
what is the second-largest contenet
west africa
what is a amoravids
a Muslim warrior
who found the ghana empire
soninke people
who founded the mali empire
Sundiata Keita
what river was the songia
niger river
in west africa
what is a patrilineal
a family line traced through the father
why was the ghana empire the strongest
They were considered powerful magicians because they worked with fire and earth to create iron.
when did mali start and when did mali end.
1235-1670 CE.
what did they call a story teller
A West African storyteller is called a griot.
what are the four vegitians zones
West Africa includes varied vegetation zones of the desert, semidesert, savanna, and forest.
what does mali mean
country located in the western region of the continent of Africa
how long did it take to Cross the Sahara Desert from a coastal city to Ghana
around 40 days
true or false was mali home to a famous pyrimid
true
was slave tradeing important to songhai
yes
what island did we talk about but not mark
Madagascar
what does kinship mean
a connection among people by blood, margie and adoption
what family member took the throne after the king died
nephew
is malil the biggest country in west africa
true
what was the capital of songhai
GAI