west africa

Question 1

Griot

Answer 1

traditional storyteller

Question 2

Mali Empire

Answer 2

trading empire that flourished in western Africa from the 13th to the 16th century

Question 3

Ghana Empire

Answer 3

Ghana was the first great trading empire in West africa. It rose to power during the 400s and was located in the sahel. this area of mostly grass land stretched across north central Africa. Fertile soil and iron tools helped the farmers produce enough food

Question 4

Songhai Empire

Answer 4

Songhai empire, great trading state of West Africa (flourished 15th–16th century), centred on the middle reaches of the Niger River in what is now central Mali and eventually extending west to the Atlantic coast and east into Niger and Nigeria.

Question 5

Berber

Answer 5

Berbers are indigenous, or native, people of North Africa. They are traders.

Question 6

Mansa Musa

Answer 6

Mansa Musa (reigned c. 1312 – c. 1337) and he was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its highest reach during his rein.. Mansa Musa developed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into important cultural centers. He also brought architects from the Middle East and across Africa to design new buildings for his cities. Mansa Musa turned the kingdom of Mali into an ifficnet center of learning in the Islamic world.

Question 7

Ibn Battuta

Answer 7

Ibn Battuta was a medieval Muslim traveler who wrote one of the world’s most famous travel logs, the Riḥlah. This work describes the people, places, and cultures he encountered in his journeys along some 75,000 miles (120,000 km) across and beyond the Islamic world

Question 8

Trans Saharan Caravan Trade

Answer 8

The trans-Saharan Trade Route was a 600-mile web of trade networks crossing Africa’s Sahara desert. It linked Northern and Western Africa. Caravans of camels and traders crossed the Trans-Saharan trade route in many places. There were some portions of the trail that ran from north to south or from east to west.

Question 9

Djenne

Answer 9

a Songhai town and urban commune in the Inland Niger Delta region of central Mali. in 250b.c.e. it emerged as the largest traading center in West africa.

Question 10

Timbuktu

Answer 10

a town in central Mali, on the River Niger. It became a center of Islamic culture and learning that drew scholars from places such as Cairo and Baghdad. Timbuktu ‘s location also made it an ideal trading center for gold and salt/