7th Grade Africa

the area south of the Sahara

an area of grassland with scattered trees and bushes

The ___________River was a trade route used by the West African kingdoms of the savanna.

The 3 powerful kingdoms built on trade of the West African savanna were

the world’s largest desert

Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to __ created new ties between Mali and Muslims in N. Africa & SW Asia

large group of 200 million central and southern Africans & the related languages they speak

In the 1500s, ____________ was just as valuable as gold

Trade between Africans and Arabs led to a new language called ________

________________________ were the basis of West African trade

a very rich king of Mali in the 1300s; one of the richest men to live

Mansa Musa ruled ____________

accounts of the past that people pass down by word of mouth

Mansa Musa greatly expanded Mali and made ___________ the official religion.

a huge desert stretching across most of North Africa

the first West African kingdom based on the wealth of the gold and salt trade

a Bantu language with Arabic words, spoken along the East African coast

a city that is also a separate, independent state

group of families who trace their roots to the same ancestor