| A | B |
|---|
| Ghana | term for "king" in Ghana |
| Mansa | term for "king" in Mali |
| Only Christian African kingdom | Aksum |
| obelisk | Monument to show off power of the King of Aksum |
| Ezana | King of Aksum viewed like a God |
| Had written records | Aksum |
| Trans-Saharan trade | Travel through the Sahara desert for gold and salt |
| Gold | Found in mines just south of the African Kingdoms |
| salt | found in the Sahara desert |
| Camel | Animal needed for transportation for Trans-Saharan trade |
| Sahel | grasslands located just south of the Sahara desert where the African kingdoms developed |
| Sundiata | Cruel king of Mali knicknamed the "lion king' |
| Mansa Musa | Known for making Mali Muslim and for his hajj to Mecca |
| Hajj | a pilgrimage or religious trip to Mecca that Mansa Musa went on bringing lots of gold |
| Ibn Battuta | He travelled 29 years covering about 75,000 miles visited Mali impressed with justice system |
| Timbuktu | famous city of Mali known for it's universities and Mosques |
| Islam | The religous faith of Ghana, Mali and Sanghai |
| Animism | belief that when you die your spirit becomes part of nature |
| Bantu speaking people | Homeland is near Niger River, used slash and burn farming, migrated south of Africa spreading technology and language |
| slash and burn farming | farming technique of Bantu speaking people leads to desertification |
| desertification | As more land is taken from the Savanna and turned into desert |
| savanna | grassy plains that are good for farming |
