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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 Trans-Saharan trade influence West

Africa?

Brought a new religion Islam, Islamic geometric

art, ethics, law and ethics.

Why did Mansa-Musa 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?

Daily Double1. Developed the city of Timbuktu2. Expanded the empire beyond Ghana’s borders.3. Supported the development of food crops.4. He balanced the Islamic beliefs with his traditional religious beliefs. 5. Re-established the salt-gold trade