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West Africa grade 7

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kinship connection among people by blood, marriage, or adoption
Name the group of people who were able to rebel against Mali Sundiata Songhai
Who was the most famous Mali king known for his pilgrimage to Mecca? Mansa Musa
What West African kingdom evolved and took the place of the CONQUERED kingdom of Ghana? Mali
What country finally caused the Songhai to collapse Morocco
Who was the Songhai ruler who made the Songhai empire bigger than the Mali empire? Askia Muhammad
Name the 2 famous works of literature that were influenced by early West Africa history and the griots. Epic of Lion King, The Thousand and One Nights - "Alladin"
This chief of the Malinke people developed Timbuktu Sundiata
This group of people were in the next great kingdom of West Africa after the fall of Ghana The Malinke people (Think: came from MALI)
Tell what the TWO sections of Ghana's capital were used for. 1. local people 2. Muslim trade
The capital of Ghana was... Koumbi
Why was Ghama attacked? (Think of TWO reasons) 1. The Almoravids wanted Ghana to follow their Islam 2. They wanted the wealth of Ghana
Once trading was established, how did the rulers of Ghana acquire (get) even MORE MONEY? Taxes
The expression "get you coming and going" could have been used to describe what practice on Ghana? Taxation; traders were taxed on what they brought into Ghana, AND what they took out of Ghana
The leaders of Ghana intentionally limited gold supplies so they could... ...control the value of the gold
Who had access to gold nuggets? Ghana's king
What form of gold did some of the people of Ghana have access to? Gold Dust
Name 3 ways Islam influenced life in Ghana. 1. Islam gave the people of Ghana written language (Arabic) 2. The Muslim religion was used by Kings in government and societal decicions (politics and life were very intertwined) 3. Islam gave women property rights
Ghana's kings converted to these religions. Islam and traditional tribal religions
These are the 3 vegetation zones of West Africa deserts, savannah, rainforests
Who were GRIOTS? storytellers
What did teh griots do for West Africa? passed on history, passed on cultural values, educated, entertained, rituals of religion
Name 4 items WEST Africa traded TO North Africa. gold, ivory, slaves, cattle hides
Name 3 items NORTH Africa traded TO West Africa. salt, cloth
When Ghana conquered a small tribe, the people of that tribe were forced to pay this. Tribute money
Salt came from the (north, south) to Ghana. south
Gold came from the (north, south) to Ghana north
Why did KKINSHIPS matter so much in Ghana? Kinships (groups of related people) formed political groups; decisions in the group were made by elders; several of these kinship groups came together ot form the state of Ghana
Name the largest desert in the world Sahara
What do you call an area of grassland surrounded by a tropical region? Savanna
These hot moist climate have a lot of rain. They support a great deal of life, They feature tall trees, and smaller plants in which animals can thrive Rainforests
Berbers nomadic people from N. Africa who traded salt and other goods across Sahara. They were Islamic, raised camels, and established trade route
Almoravids muslim camel herders who attacked and seized Ghana
djinn In West Africa, this is the name given to genies or evil spirits
The empire of Ghana reached its peak under Tunka Manin
Name the three reasons Ghana was ruined 1. invasion 2. overgrazing 3. internal rebellion
What new crop did Sundiata bring to Mazli (and the newly conquered area of Ghana?) cotton
To keep order in his prosperous kingdom, Sundiata took power away from local leaders. Each of these local leaders had the title mansa
When Mansa Musa died, his son _______ took the throne. Maghan (MAH-gan)
Maghan (MAH-gan)was a ____ (weak, strong) leader. He was weak- so weak that when raiders from the southeast poured into Mali and set fire to much of Timbuktu, he couldn’t stop them.
What's a MOSQUE? is a building for Muslim prayer
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