West African Kingdoms - Medieval Times

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

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

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

Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to ____.

Mansa Musa and Askia made a pilgrimage to _____.

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

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

The __ is grassland with tall grass and scattered trees.

Islam was brought to West Africa through ____ trade.

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

___ is the major river that runs through West Africa?

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

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

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

The introduction of the ___ increased trade in West Africa.

The capital of Ghana was ____.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A spiritual leader in the Islamic religion

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

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

___took over Songhai after its decline.

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

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

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

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

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

The ___ is sandy, hot and dry.

West African masks inspired artists like

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

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

___ took over Mali after its decline.

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

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

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

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

Sculptures were made in West Africa to

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

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

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