Geography
Culture
Empires and Leaders
Money
100
This desert covers most of North Africa
What is the Sahara Desert?
100

True or False: Music and dance were used to celebrate West African history.

What is true?
100

The first powerful West African empire that originally controlled the gold and salt trade routes.

What is Ghana?
100

West Africans learned to make tools out of this, which  improved farming and hunting.

What is iron?
200

The major river where the three West African empires developed.

What is the Niger River?
200
These were used in ceremonies as costumes. They represented the person's history and background.
What are masks?
200

This ruler of Mali took a famous pilgrimage to Mecca, introducing the world to West Africa. He also built schools and mosques in Mali.

Who is Mansa Musa?
200
These two important products were traded in the West African empires.
What are salt and gold?
300

The three major empires of West Africa were: Ghana, __________ and ____________

What is Mali and Songhai?
300

This people were storytellers who memorized and recited history in West Africa.


What are griots?
300

This group invaded and eventually lead to the fall of Songhai

Who are the Moroccans?
300
Salt was valuable in West Africa because... 
What is people needed it in their diets to survive?
400

This is a strip of land that divides the desert from wetter areas in Africa.

What is the Sahel?
400
This religion became popular in West Africa after many rulers started to follow it.
What is Islam?
400

This leader of Mali was known as the Lion King. He also made improvements to farming. 

Who is Sundiata?

400
This made Europeans interested in West Africa after hearing about Mansa Musa's famous pilgrimage...

#blingbling

What is GOLD?
500

This West African city was a center for trade and education, with many universities and mosques.

What is Timbuktu?
500
Name two ways West Africa has influenced world cultures today?
What are:

Music, dance, storytelling, proverbs, folktales, art...

500
Name one reason that Ghana declined and eventually lost power.
1. Overgrazing by animals/ climate change


2. (Internal) rebellion 

3. Attack by outsiders

500

This is the process in which people trade goods without talking to each other directly. Happened with salt and gold. 


What is silent barter/ silent trade?