2020-2021 Africa Review

_______were believed to watch over West Africans, and they were honored with rituals and shrines.

Which was not a function griots served to African Tribes?

Which empire was third to form?

What river is the arrow pointing at?

When a person would enter and leave Ghana for trading purposes Ghana would.....

The West African Empires were able to gain power MOSTLY because.....

Ghana learned____________ governing techniques through trade and cultural diffusion.

In traditional African Villages, people honored their.....

Traders crossed the _______ to get to the African Civilizations

Sunni Ali conquered the Mali Empire and

This helped increase trade around 300 C.E. across the desert

What unit of West African society is illustrated by the diagram?

Mansa Musa brought attention to Mali while leading a ____________ to Mecca

The two largest rivers in West Africa are? Pick two

____________ ( a great city in Mali) became an educational and political center for Islamic learning.

1.     What is the main reason why people in different vegetation zones traded with each other?

A division of jobs and skills

How did Mansa Musa establish Mali as a center of Muslim culture.

1st Mali Emperor and known as a national hero to his people. Led a rebellion & captured Ghana's capitol city.

Which empire was first to form?

1.     What frequently traded natural resource was abundant in the southern forest region in West Africa?

A community's cultural and historical background passed down in spoken stories.

The circle on the map represents what empire

What river is the arrow pointing to?

West Africans Needed ________ to survive so they traded gold for it.

What two natural resources did people want/ trade the most in west Africa during this time.

What river is the arrow pointing at?

Askia Muhammad adopted______ religion and laws and ruled over a Golden Age of advancements.

Which empire was second to form?