West African Kingdoms - Medieval Times

Ghana, Mali and Songhai all grew due to the gold-salt trade.  The _____ traded salt for Gold.

The ___ is sandy, hot and dry.

This city was the center of trade, culture, education and Islam in West Africa.

This was the most respected job (position) for a man in Djenne-Djenno

A spiritual leader in the Islamic religion

Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to ____.

___ is the major desert that is located in Northern Africa.

A group of people traveling through a desert, usually with camels.

__ were popular sayings that were passed down.  "Unity is strength, division is weakness"

Which of the following was NOT a type of fabric made by West African Kingdoms?

___ was the university built in Timbuktu that became one of the world's greatest.

Which of the following is the chronological order of the three kingdoms we have discussed?

Islam was brought to West Africa through ____ trade.

Stories that were passed down that became part of the community’s traditions. Ex. Brer Rabbit

The ___ has the most abundant vegetation and lots of trees.

Which of the following was not one of Ghana's military forces?

The gold-salt trade allowed the king to have money to build larger ____.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that small villages grew into cities?

The ___ were located in modern day Nigeria and made iron tools and terracotta sculptures.

____ is "Islamic Law" and became the first written law in West Africa.

He was the founder (first king) of ancient Mali, his name means "Lion King"

Ghana lost power and eventually fell to the ___ or Muslims from the North.

___ is the book that Muslim's study as part of their faith.

__ was one of the greatest leaders of Mali; his name means "king of kings"

The introduction of the ___ increased trade in West Africa.

___ took over Mali after its decline.

___ is the major river that runs through West Africa?

The ___ is less dry than the desert with some grass and shrubs.

___took over Songhai after its decline.

This type of music led to the beginnings of music like jazz, rock, rap and gospel

The __ is grassland with tall grass and scattered trees.

The capital of Ghana was ____.

___ traveled to Mali and was shocked by the women not wearing clothes, but liked their devotion

Sculptures were made in West Africa to

When Askia traveled to Egypt, he became the _______ to the pharaoh

The royal inheritance became ______, or based on the man's bloodline.

West African masks inspired artists like

Mansa Musa and Askia made a pilgrimage to _____.

___ was the name given to verbal artist who memorized all important events in their villages.

Which of the following was NOT a type of instrument used by West African griots?

The royal inheritance in West Africa was ___________, or based on the women’s bloodline.

___ was being held prisoner by the king of Mali. When he escaped, he took control of Songhai.

Which of the following is NOT one of the 5 pillars of faith in Islam?

___ was put into power after Muslims rebelled, became first devout Muslim king.