Vocab
A family line traced through the father
What is Patrilineal?
This leader went on the most expensive hajj.
Who is Mansa Musa?
This group spread Islam first in Africa.
What is Geometric Design?
a woven cloth
What is a textile?
Keeping records was the secondary job of these storytelling community members.
What is a griot?
This type of trade kept gold mines secret
What is silent banter?
Textbooks at the University of Sankore were copied by hand because of the lack of this technology
What is a printing press?
a technique in which shaped pieces of fabric are attached to a background fabric to form a design or picture
What is Applique?
These famous people are known through their popular music
What is a griot?
This city became a center for learning
What is Timbuktu?
These everyday objects were decorative but functional as they held things
What are baskets?
a song style in which a singer or musician leads with a call, and a chorus responds
Who is Mansa Musa?
A degree from Sankore would require a this lengthy amount of study.
What is 10 years
This language spread by the use in everyday life
What is Arabic?
a traditional form of cloth produced in West Africa
What is Kente?
What is ancestry?
This person ran small independent schools.
What is a imam?
The conquest of this group in Ghana in 1076 contributed to the spread of Islam
Who are the Almoravids?