Chapter 13 Early African Civilizations

The Songhai people rebelled AGAINST what king?

Songhai leader who conquered all of Mali

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

Mali conquered nearby kingdoms including _________ in the 1230s.

ONE of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong.

What kept food from spoiling and people needed it in their diet to survive Africa's hot climate

A moist densely wooded area that contains many different plants and animals

What epic tells the story of Mali's founding ruler?

Africa south of the Sahara

A process in which people exchange goods without ever contacting each other directly

Dates, Kola nuts and grains are considered traditional ________ grown in West Africa.

A handwoven, brightly colored West African fabric

A source of water, food & transportation,what river allowed many people to live in West Africa?

ONE of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong.

ONE of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong.

A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the Earth's crust.

The earth's second largest continent.

He took a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and put Mali on the map.

What visual art form is the best known of West Africa?

The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees and other natural objects have spirits.

ONE of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong.

A title held by local leaders in West Africa

What epic tells the history of Ghana?

Strong leader who turned Mali into an empire

Mali's greatest and most famous ruler. AKA Nick Abatto

Open grasslands with scattered trees

Music and ______ played an important role in West African society.

A West African storyteller

Mali's location on the Niger allowed its people to control _____ on the river.

The ______ is a strip of land with little rainfall that divides the desert from wetter areas.

None of the major early civilization of West Africa developed a _______ language.

Ghana's king who ruled the empire at the height of its power

A short saying of wisdom or truth

An early form of gun carried by Moroccans.

A famous Muslim explorer who visited West Africa and wrote about his travels.

An important trade city in the Mali Empire.

ONE of these things is not like the other, one of these things just doesn't belong.

A family group that includes, father, mother, children and close relatives

Sundiata introduced what new crop to the area

Masks were often times carved to have the faces of what?

Muslim leader who ruled Songhai, known for his strong Muslim faith and belief in education

A spoken record of past events

A partly dry region in Africa south of the Sahara that separates the desert from wetter areas.