Africa Review
What helped spread the Arabic
language in West Africa?
An increase in trans-Saharan trade, that
is trade across the Sahara desert
What twp items did the economy of
Ghana depend on for trade?
Gold and salt
Based on the map, what advantage
to Mali have over Ghana?
How did the king of Ghana get rich?
By taxing trade
What religion did Ghana’s
kings follow?
Both Islam and traditional African
religions
How did Mansa Musa help
develop the empire of Mali?
His pilgrimage to
Mecca encouraged
traders, scholars,
and artists to come
to Timbuktu.
What is a savanna?
grassland in a
tropical region
Where is the Sahara desert
located?
In the northern part
of Africa
A vegetation zone is a region
that has certain types of
plants
What was Ghana?
an empire in West
Africa
How did the people of Ghana increase the
value of the gold they traded?
By keeping the gold a secret
Who made a famous
pilgrimage to Mecca?
Mansa Musa
What river was important to
both Ghana and Mali?
Niger River
The contacts between civilizations shown
in the map were primarily made by
traders who crossed
the Sahara desert
into West Africa.
How did the location of cities in the West African
empires of Ghana and Mali influence their growth?
They were new trader routes
According to the map, in which
vegetation zone is Ghana located?
What religion influenced both
Ghana and Mali?
Islam
Study the key and make sure you
know what the symbols mean.
According to the map, how did most early
traders in Africa move their goods?
You will need to know what
the following words mean:
kinship
folktales
proverbs
griots
Berbers
clan
sahel
Hajj
Jihad
labor specialization
Sundiata
delta