Wednesday 11/5
wk 13
1. Who was Mansa Musa?
2. What was Askia
Muhammad’s important
contribution to the Empire
of Songhai?
AFRICA STUDY
GUIDE
Due Tomorrow
AFRICA STUDY GUIDE
Directions:
Using your text book answer the questions 1-20.
Remember…
*you do not have to use complete sentences
*due tomorrow
*no partner work
AFRICA STUDY GUIDE
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Ch 5.1 page151
Ch 5.2 page157
Ch 5.3 page 165
Map
page 158
Thursday 11/6
wk 13
1. Who were the Berbers?
2. How did the kings of
Ghana become wealthy?
AFRICA STUDY
GUIDE
1.What did West Africans feel the strongest
loyalty to?
their family and village
2.In West African villages, what did most
lives center on?
farming
3.How did labor specialization affect the
economy?
It created a diverse economy.
4.What trade goods did West Africa supply
to North Africa?
gold, slaves, ivory
3.How did labor specialization affect the
economy?
It created a diverse economy.
4.What trade goods did West Africa supply
to North Africa?
gold, slaves, ivory
5.As trade in West Africa grew, what else
expanded and grew there ?
cities
6. What led to the rise of kings in West
African societies?
societies developed complex trade
systems
5. As trade in West Africa grew, what else
expanded and grew there?
cities
6. What led to the rise of kings in West
Africa?
societies developed complex trade
systems
7. Why did early West African societies
record their culture with oral history?
people did not have a system of writing
8. How did griots pass on history values?
by telling stories and singing songs
7. Why did early West African societies
record their culture with oral history?
people did not have a system of writing
8. How did griots pass on history values?
by telling stories and singing songs
9. What are the three vegetation zones of
West Africa?
desert, grassland, forest
10.How did the Niger River affect the
economy of West Africa?
It was an important line of
communication, transportation, and
trade.
9.What are the three vegetation zones of
West Africa?
desert, grassland, forest
10.How did the Niger River affect the
economy of West Africa?
It was an important line of
communication, transportation and trade.
11.Who were the Berbers?
North African nomads who established
trans-Saharan trade routes
12.How did Berber traders influence Ghana?
introduced written language
11.Who were the Berbers?
North African nomads who established
trans-Saharan trade routes
12.How did Berber traders influence
Ghana?
introduced written language
13.How did the king of Ghana become
wealthy?
by taxing trade
14.Who were Ghana’s main converts to
Islam?
upper class people in cities
13.How did the king of Ghana become
wealthy?
by taxing trade
14.Who were Ghana’s main converts to
Islam?
upper class people in cities
15.How did Islam influence Ghana’s rulers?
Islam’s use of written language helped
Muslims gain power in the government
16.What was one Sundiata’s
accomplishments?
He expanded the Empire of Mali
15.How did Islam influence Ghana’s rulers?
Islam’s use of written language helped
Muslims gain power in the government
16.What was one Sundiata’s
accomplishments?
He expanded the Empire of Mali
17.Why was the city of Timbuktu important
to the Mali Empire?
it was the center of trade and learning
18.What did Mansa Musa bring back to
Mali from his pilgrimage?
architect and scholars
17.Why was the city of Timbuktu important to the
Mali Empire?
center of trade and learning
18.What did Mansa Musa bring back to Mali from
his pilgrimage?
architect and scholars
19.How did Mansa Musa help develop the
empire of Mali?
His pilgrimage to Mecca encouraged people
to come to Timbuktu
20.What was Askia Muhammad’s greatest
achievement?
He organized the government of the Songhai
Empire.
21. What does this map show?
vegetation zones
22. What bodies of water surround southern
Africa?
Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean
23. What type of vegetation zone covers the
LEAST amount of area on the continent?
rainforest
24.What vegetation zones would a trader cross when
traveling east from the Gulf of Guinea to the Red
Sea?
rain forest, savannah, desert
25.What vegetation zone covers most of the
island of Madagascar?
savannah