Global Studies
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Text Page 79-84: Trading States and Kingdoms
Answer the following questions in complete sentences.
The Gold-Salt Trade
1. Describe the gold-salt trade. Include at least three facts.
The Empire of Ghana
2. What is the meaning of the word “ghana?”
3. When and where did this empire develop?
4. What was the source of the emperor’s power?
5. When and how did the empire fall?
The Empire of Mali
7. Describe Mansa Musa and his religious conversion. Include at least three facts.
8. Describe the fall of the Mali Empire.
Rise of Songhai
9. Describe the rise of the Songhai Empire.
10. Describe the city of Timbuktu under the Songhai.
11. Describe the fall of the Songhai.
The Forest Kingdom of Benin
12. Where was this kingdom located?
13. What type of art and crafts did the Benin produce?
Cities of East Africa
14. What is a city-state?
15. How did Arab culture influence the culture of the city-states? Include at least two
facts.
Zimbabwe
16. Where and when did the civilization develop?
17. What was the basis of the power of the rulers of Zimbabwe?
18. What is the meaning of the word “Zimbabwe?”
19. How did Zimbabwe fall?
Generalizations
20. In general, where were these civilizations located?
21. In general, what was main source of power of the leaders of these civilizations?
22. In general, why were these civilizations successful?
23. In general, what other cultures affected these civilizations the most?
24. In general, what are the two main reasons these civilizations fell?