Ancient Ghana
Ghana's leaders were: _____________, _____________, and ________________
What are judges, military leaders, and religious leaders
What Ancient kingdoms built their power on the trade of gold and salt
What is both Ancient Ghana and Mali
True or false. Ancient Mali existed before the kingdom on Ancient Ghana
What is false
Name the ancient king of Ancient Mali that we discussed in class
Who is Mansa Musa
This was the group of people that Songhai would trade with and expand their power
What is Islam/Middle East?
True or false. The people of Ghana welcomed Muslim traders but did not adopt their religion.
What is true
This is the trade route that led to growth of both Ancient Ghana and Mali
What is Trans-Saharan trade route
Name two reasons why the people of Ancient Mali needed salt
What is to preserve their food and to replace the salt they lose by sweating
This king took this long journey for his Islamic faith
What is a hajj
What ancient version of storytelling was used to display information for future generations? (Give the style of explaining)
What are stories, songs, and paintings?
Name one reason the kingdom of Ancient Ghana declined
What is loss of land due to invaders from its borders
Timbuktu was a center for...
What is trading and learning
What was sought after by Europeans from Mali for construction
What is gold
The are what allowed Mali to expand greatly and grow to be powerful
What are trade routes
Why was Songhai able to expand as an Empire?
What is slave trading and combining nations
Ghana grew rich by doing what to all the goods that passed through their borders
What is taxing
What was the original name of the people who settled in Africa first before the Three Kingdoms
Who are the Bantu
Ancient Mali welcomed Muslim traders and adopted this religion that the traders practiced
What is Islam
Mansa Musa established the first Islamic University in this city
What is Timbuktu
Songhai was the _______ of the 3 kingdoms
What is "largest"
The people in Ghana were most likely the first to fully use this metal to expand
What is iron
What was the biggest invention that was created that led to the expansion of the Western Kingdoms
What is written language
Who was the famous traveler that expanded and described the only accounts of Mali?
Who is Ibn Battuta
This country was destabilized because of Mansa Musa
What is Egypt
What eventually led to the downfall of Songhai (main reasons, TWO)
What is selling of slaves and European expansion