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SS africa
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Africa is the world’s | second largest continent. |
| GEOGRAPHY Label the 3 main geographical areas | Desert Savanna rainforest |
| sahara desert is | hot and dry |
| Savanna is open | grassland with scattered trees |
| Rain Forest is | moist, densely wooded areas near the equator |
| Mountains | the atlas mountains in northwest africa |
| River | niger river artery of trade |
| RESOURCES | Crops dates, grains |
| Metals | a large surplus of gold and iron |
| Transportation | Camels for the desert Donkeys and cattle for the savanna |
| BUT, the people of West Africa needed | salt |
| Salt was important because | salt was not found where they lived |
| Silent barter means | traders would leave salt on the banks of the Niger and the gold miners would leave what they thoughts was a fair amount of gold in return. |
| Three West African Empires (in order of the time period they existed) | 1.ghana 2.mali 3.songhai |
| Arose along the | Niger River |
| Used________ iron weapons to conquer other tribes | iron |
| Dates of empire | 750 - 1076 CE |
| Land location between the | the and the rainforests; Niger River and Atlantic Ocean |
| Why was the location so important? | This geographic location allowed for trading between the people of Ghana and northern Africa. Ghana was located exactly between salt and gold mines. |
| Who did they trade with? | Muslim traders |
| How did they profit from being the center for trade? Explain 2 ways: | ◦ 1. By 800 CE, Ghana controlled the trade routes between northern and southern Africa. ◦ 2. Ghana’s rulers looked for ways to profit even more from traders traveling through their empire, so they taxed the goods the traders carried back and forth. |
| How much bigger was Mali than Ghana? | twice the size |
| what did King Sundiata achieve | conquered Ghana and established the Kingdom of Mali |
| Sundiata took power away from the local leaders. He named himself ________ of his kingdom | Mansas means emperor |
| Agriculture was very important with such crops as | rice, onions, beans, cotton. |
| Another____________ was found making them even wealthier. | gold mine |
| Another important ruler in Mali was | mansa musa |
| mansa musa | was probably the richest man ever |
| What religion was Mansa Musa? | muslim |
| What is a hajj? | religious journey to a holy city |
| What were some big accomplishments of Mansa Musa? (at least 3) | Made an impressive pilgrimage to Mecca with 50,000 people. Slaves carrying gold staffs, 80 to 100 camels carrying 100 pounds of gold.In Cairo, Egypt he gave out so much gold that the local gold coin depressed for a decade |
| After the death of | Mansa Musa _ Mali was weak and allowed Songhai to come in and take over. |
| becomes the emperor of Songhai. | Sunni Ali |
| How does he unify Songhai? (2 ways) | He unified Songhai by encouraging people to work together, and he participated in both Muslim and local polytheistic religions. |
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