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Kahoot Review
Unit VII Part 4 of West African Kingdoms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Two economic goods that connected West and North Africa through the Trans-Saharan trade network. | salt and gold |
| who is the Founder of the Songhai Empire | Sunni Ali |
| The concept that Islam reinforced the idea of kingship and power; the religion gave rulers prestige. | Royal Cult |
| Richest ruler in history. | Mansa Musa |
| Kinship based on female lineage. | Matrilineal |
| Founder of the Mali Empire. | Sundiata |
| No central ruling authority in power. | Stateless Society |
| Native to a certain place. | Indigenous |
| His nickname was the "Lion Prince". | Sundiata |
| The first great West African Empire. | Ghana |
| Ruler of Songhai. | Sunni Ali |
| Empire that broke away from Ghana in the 13th century. | Mali |
| First ruler of Mali. | Sundiata |
| Second ruler of Mali. | Mansa Musa |
| He built a 100,000 man army to keep control over Mali. | Mansa Musa |
| Empire was invaded by the Almoravid armies in 1076. | Ghana |
| Divided his kingdom's society into clans with different jobs. | Sundiata |
| He built the world's first university. | Mansa Musa |
| Crimes were severely punished in this empire. | Mali |
| The largest of the three Western Empires. | Songhai |
| Estimated wealth of $400 billion. | Mansa Musa |
| He is pictured on the Catalan Atlas. | Mansa Musa |
| Empire fell to the Moroccans in 1591. | Songhai |
| The most important king in Mali/West Africa. | Mansa Musa |
| Timbuktu and Djenne' were located in this empire. | Mali |
| Merchants were the wealthy elite in this empire. | Songhai |
| Which describes the way Ghana became an empire? | Taxing merchants, building large army, conquering surrounding people |
| How did each empire exert power over the subordinate communities? | Taxes, tributes, miltary support |
| What did Islam provide to the West African Kingdoms? | A universal faith, sense of community, strong political/legal system |
| How was Islam spread from North Africa to Western Africa? | People slowly converted by Muslim merchants on the salt-gold trade routes. |
| Which does explain why rulers converted to Islam, but the majority of the population in the W. Empires did not? | 1. Islam associated kings with other great Muslim rulers. 2. Rulers were more concerned about political benefits than people converting. 3. Islam gave kings prestige and confirmed their position of authority. |
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