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7-SS_5.3
Core 7 SS Ch. 5 Lesson 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This empire arose around 1240 in the southern part of the forner empire of Ghana | Mali |
| A great chief of the Malinke people who captured the former capital of Ghana and expanded Malis trade routes | Sundiata |
| Mali city on the Niger River that was a great center of trade culture, and Islamic scholarship | Timbuktu |
| Mansa Musa | Malis most famous king who made a great pilgrimage to mecca |
| This group of people rebelled against the Mali empire and eventually formed an empire of their own | The songhai |
| Askia Muhammad | Seized the throne from Sunni Alis son and became the ruler of the Songhai empire |
| Trade of his precious metal from West Africa to Europe helped to finance the European Renaissance | gold |
| The Songhai city which declared independence from Mali | Gao |
| Songhai king who drove the Berbers out of Timbuktu expanded the songhai empire and develped a reputation as a pwerful and harsh leader | Sunni Ali |
| The Muslin term for genies that West Africans came to believe in along with their own mischievous spirits | djinn |