| A | B |
|---|
| Caravan | A group of people and animals traveling together for safety |
| Empire | Land and people ruled by one government |
| Ghana | An ancient empire of Western Africa spanning 400-1200 means warrior king and king of gold |
| Mali | Empire of West Africa that flourished from the 1200-1400s |
| Mansa Musa | King of Mali at its height of power means Black Moses |
| Songhai | The most powerful empire of West Africa from the late 1400s-1500s |
| Timbuktu | Capital city in ancient Mali became center of learning throughout muslim world |
| Trade Routes | Routes across the Sahara Desert and Sudan linking ports on the Mediterranean Sea Arbia and West Africa |
| Gao | A powerful trading center on the Niger River |
| Gold | A natural resource of which Ghana Mali and Songhai had an abundance all gold in these areas belonged to the king |
| Hajj | A pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina |
| Mandinka | The ancient people of Mali also known as Malinke or Mandingo |
| Niger River | A river that flows from West Africa into the Gulf of Guinea incredibly important to surrounding areas |
| Salt | Equal in value to gold to the people in ancient West Africa mined in Taghaza |
| Silent Barter | A method of exchanging goods by displaying items for acceptance of equal vaule merchants and traders do not meet face to face |
