Geography
What are the three West African Kingdoms in chronological order?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Trans-Saharan trade is a network of trade routes crossing which geographic feature of Africa?
The Saharan Desert
The Pilgrimage to Mecca is called the:
Hajj
A story-teller or record keeper in West Africa:
Griot
What religion did Mansa Musa practice?
Islam
What animals were primarily used to transport goods in the Sahara Desert?
Camels
The building a Muslim goes to worship in is called a
Mosque
How did the West African people pass on information?
By oral tradition - spoken word. They didn't have a written language or records
Mansa Musa was the ruler of which African Kingdom?
Mali
What are the 4 important resources that helped make Africa rich?
Gold, Salt, Iron, Copper
caravan
Name the Five Pillars of Islam?
Pilgrimage (Hajj), alms, prayer, fasting, and faith in Allah
A belief that all things have a spirit. This belief encourages people to live in harmony and respect their environments.
Animism
While on his Hajj, Mansa Musa did __________ which caused an economic crisis called inflation?
gave away his gold
This city was known as a center of education and trade:
Timbuktu
Name 2 reasons why navigating the Sahara Desert was extremely dangerous and difficult:
- everything looks the same
- weather
- bandits
- getting lost
- size/immensity
True or False: Islam spread through conquest, trade, and peaceful means
True
This type of worship honors those in your family who have died in hope they protect you and guide you through life.
Ancestor Worship
How did Mansa Musa's extravagant Hajj change the world's perception of Africa?
People began to realize Africa was wealthy, educated, and advanced.
Where did cities primarily grow and flourish on the African continent? (Think about Egypt and the 3 Kingdoms)
Around sources of water.
Name three important trade cities in West Africa?
Timbuktu, Gao, and Djenne
How do Kente clothes reflect the history of a West African community?
- individual stories within
- significant meanings with each pattern and color
- no written history, this artifact preserves history in a physical way
How did Mansa Musa spread Islam to West Africa?
He brought back Islamic Scholars, built mosques, built an Islamic University