Chapter 13 Sections 3 & 4

Mali’s location on the Niger allowed its people to control ________________________ on the river

Sundiata introduced a new crop to the area called ________________________.

A(n) ________________________ is a spoken record of past events.

The ________________________ participated in the same trade that had made Ghana and Mali rich

________________________ was an important trade city in the Mali Empire

________________________, or short sayings of wisdom or truth, were used to teach lessons to the people.

Moroccan soldiers carried an early form of a gun called a(n) ________________________.

Mali’s most famous ruler was a Muslim named ________________________, who ruled for about 25 years.

Storytellers of early West Africa were called ________________________ and were highly respected in their communities

Music was used for entertainment and at special occasions, and also to ________________________.

Of all the visual art forms, the ________________________ of West Africa is probably the best known.

________________________ is a hand-woven, brightly colored fabric.

Ibn Battutah was the most famous ________________________ visitor to write about West Africa.

Mali conquered nearby kingdoms, including ________________________, in the 1230s.

Africans south of Songhai and European merchants preferred to trade at ________________________.

The ________________________ tells the story of Mali’s first great ruler.

None of the major early civilizations of West Africa developed a(n) ________________________.

The ________________________ tells the history of Ghana.

The Songhai people rebelled against the king ________________________.

________________________ was a title held by local leaders in the area.