West Africa Lessons One and Two (Geography and Ghana)

If a custom is passed down through the mother's family, it is said to be following this pattern:

Finish with a poll to discuss what learners understood during this reinforcing quiz.

This is a belief system that bodies of water, animals, and trees have spirits

This development helped the Almoravids defeat Ghana

This vegetation zone has very rare rainfall, little to no vegetation, and is a large expanse of sand and gravel

Why was storytelling important in West African cultures?

This is a family connection based on blood, marriage or adoption

This development allowed Ghana to produce a surplus of farm goods

What formed the basis of most West African governments?

Whose location is described as being between the Niger and Senegal Rivers?

What does the term "ghana" mean?

This vegetation zone near the equator has moist, densely wooded areas with many different plants and animals

This vegetation zone has open grassland, tall grasses and shrubs, scattered trees, and grazing animals

A vegetation zone is a region that has certain types of what?

This vegetation zone is fairly dry, and has enough vegetation to support some hardy grazing animals

These groups are families related by blood or marriage who have a common ancestor

What language is the term "Ghana" from?

What were some goods the Empire of Ghana IMPORTED?