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Vocabulary
Ghana
Mali
Songhay
Miscellaneous
100
This is the definition of vegetation.
What is plant-life?
100
People brought these two resources to trade in Ghana.
What are salt and gold?
100
Mali is located in this type of vegetation region.
What is a savanna?
100
Songhay was the __________ (smallest, middle-sized, largest) empire of the three.
What is largest?
100
The answer to a division problem
What is the quotient
200
This is a region with tall grass and a few scattered trees.
What is a savanna?
200
Ghana was located between these two vegetation regions.
What are the Sahara Dessert and the tropical rainforest?
200
This is one reason that Mali rose to power and grew.
What is 1) Sundiata led a rebellion against Ghana and took over what was left of Ghana? 2) Powerful kings with a powerful army? 3) Control of the trade routes? 4) Expansion of trade?
200
This was the leader that pulled away from Mali and began leading Songhay.
Who is Sonni Ali?
200
This is the study of the Earth and the way people interact with the Earth
What is Geography
300
This is an evergreen forest in a tropical area with lots of rain and very hot weather.
What is the tropical rainforest?
300
These are some reasons that Ghana fell (name two).
What are 1) Muslims from the North tried to take over Ghana? 2) Loss of control over trade? 3) Drought? 4) Poor leadership?
300
Mali was an empire from this time to this time, about 300 years.
What is 1075-1400? *1100-1400 would also be acceptable.
300
Songhay was a powerful empire from this time to this time.
What is 1400-1600?
300
This is a force where one object pulls on another
What is gravity
400
This is the definition of empire.
What is a group of kingdoms or nations taken over and ruled by one leader?
400
Ghana was an empire from this time to this time, about 500 years.
What is 700 to 1100?
400
This is the most well known or famous ruler of Mali. He was able to expand Mali's army and turned Timbuktu into a place of learning.
Who is Mansa Musa?
400
These are two reasons that Songhay grew to be a rich and powerful empire.
What are 1) Songhay pulled away from the empire of Mali under Sonni Ali? 2) Songhay began to take land that had been part of Mali? 3) They had powerful kings, a powerful army, and a powerful navy? 4) Control of trade routes?
400
On the seventh day of Christmas what did the sweetheart give
What is Seven swans a swimming
500
__________ is one of the major religions of the world and __________ is someone who belongs to that religion. (*Hint: these people invaded Ghana and weakened their empire)
What is Islam and Muslim?
500
These are reasons (name three) that Ghana rose and grew.
What are: 1) Location between the salt mines and gold mines? 2) Use of camel for carrying goods? 3) Control of the trade routes? 4) Iron working that led to producing more food (farming) and better weapons? 5) Leaders who taxed traders to raise money and expand the army?
500
These are reasons for Mali's decline? Name three.
What are 1) A struggle for power after Mansu Musa died 2) Poor leadership 3) Attacks by outsiders 4) Rebellions by kingdoms controlled by Mali 5) Loss of control over trade
500
These are three reasons that the powerful empire of Songhay fell.
What are 1) Poor leadership took over? 2) A civil war ensued? 3) It had become so large it was difficult to control? 4) Areas of the empire rebelled? 5) The Moroccan army invaded?
500
What college did Mrs. Pleiness graduate from
What is Saginaw Valley State University