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Mali
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River that acted
as a natural
highway for
trade in West
Africa
What is the
Niger River?
Name the three
vegetation zones
of West Africa
What is the desert,
grassland or
savannah and
forest?
Important center
for trade and
learning along
the Niger River.
What is
Timbuktu?
Most of Ghana’s
gold mines were
located located in
this part of the
kingdom.
What is savannah
in the Southern
West Africa?
How was the
Niger River
important to
West Africa?
What is trading,
communication,
transportation
irrigation ?
First West
African trading
empire.
What is
Ghana?
Helped Ghana
grow wealthy
from taxes.
What is the
salt and gold
trade?
The king had
many
responsibilities.
What is keep trading
run smoothly, perform
religious ceremonies
and held court to
settle disputes?
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Traders from the
North who brought
salt and Islam to
West Africa.
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Who are the
Berbers?
Ghana lost power
after a brief take
over by these
people.
What are the
Almoravids?
Took over Ghana
becoming West
Africa’s second
great trading
empire.
What is
Mali?
How did the TransSaharan trade
influence West
Africa?
Brought a new religion
Islam, Islamic geometric
art, ethics, law and
ethics.
Why did MansaMusa brought
such an elaborate
caravan to
Mecca?
What is to
increase trade
by showing his
wealth?
What religion did
Ghana’s kings
follow?
What is
ISLAM?
Who were the
Berbers?
What is North
African nomads
who established
the Trans-Saharan
trade?
Labor
specializations
contributed to the
clan’s economy.
What is a diverse
economy?
How did the Niger
River affect the
economy of West
Africa?.
What is annual
floods created rich
soil, key to route
for trade?
Many West
Africans
learned Arabic.
What is to study the
Quran?
Who developed
Timbuktu as a
center of trade?
Who is
Sundiata?
How did the king of
Ghana become
wealthy?
What is
taxing
trade?
This formed
the basis for
village life in
West Africa.
What is
kinship?
In West African
villages, what did
most people’s
lives center on?
What is
farming?
What did most
West Africans feel
the strongest
loyalty to?.
What is family
(kinship) and
village
?
What did
Mansa-Musa
bring back to
Mali from his
pilgrimage?
What is
scholars and
architects?
How did Islam
influence
Ghana’s
rulers?
What is Islam’s use
of written language
helped Muslims gain
power in the
government?
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What role did kinship groups
play in West African society?
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What is basis of
government?
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Name at least three of
Sundiata’s accomplishments?
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Developed the city of Timbuktu
Expanded the empire beyond
Ghana’s borders.
Supported the development of
food crops.
He balanced the Islamic beliefs
with his traditional religious
beliefs.
Re-established the salt-gold
trade