Unit 3: The Culture and Kingdoms of West Africa

What four vegetation zones are found in West Africa? Briefly describe each zone.

Beginning in the 700s CE, what types of traders started crossing the Sahara?

What three important roles did the kings of Ghana hold?

Who inherited the throne when a west african king died? What is this called?

What are 3 products North African traders brought to trade in west africa?

What are 3 products West African (Wangaran) traders brought to trade in west africa?

2 factors that led to trans saharan trade?

What muslim historian kept an account of his trip across the Sahara Desert? Why did traders stop in Taghza according to him?

3 THINGS TRADERS USED TO TRANSPORT GOODS ACROSS SAHARA DESERT

Why North Africans want to acquire gold?

Why was salt impt to ppl of west african forest other than taste?

how did ghana become wealthy through the trans saharan caravan trade?

how traders benefit from ghana acting as middle man during trade?

how were goods exhanged?

why did wangarans trade silently

Why did ghana fall

what two west african kingdoms rose to power after ghana fell

how did islam spread to west africa. define one reason

who was mansa musa, give 3 amazing facts about him

2 proverbs, define

whats a griot? why were they impt?

who was sundjata? summarize each scene

what did balafon and ngoni look like

3 examples of american music influenced by west african music