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| Where was Ancient Ghana, Mali & Songhai located | Northwest Africa |
| What was the climate and land type(s) of Ancient West Africa | Hot, savannah, desert |
| All of the civilizations eventually practiced what religion? | Islam |
| Monotheistic means... | the belief in ONE God |
| Polytheistic means... | the belief in MANY Gods |
| The Ancient West African civilizations main trading item was... | gold |
| Ancient West Africa needed what resource from the desert? | salt |
| What was salt used for? | To preserve food |
| The greatest king of Mali was... | Mansa Musa |
| Where did Mansa Musa go to make a pilgrimage? | Mecca |
| What happened when Mansa Musa and his people stopped in Cairo? | They gave away so much gold, that the price of gold dropped |
| Ancient West Africa was ruled by... | kings |
| Who was Ibn Battuta? | An Arab lawyer from Morocco? |
| Why was Ibn Battuta famous? | Because he traveled to Muslim countries and wrote about the people and places |
| Where was salt produced? | In the Sahara Desert |
| How did the people of North / Northwest Africa trade? | By using camel caravans |
| What are some of the achievements of Mansa Musa? | He strengthened Islam and promoted education, trade and commerce (business) |
| Besides gold, what were some other items the Ancient West Africans traded? | clothes, weapons, horses, slaves |
| Ghana rose to power because they were a great... | trading empire |
| Ghana fell because trade was disrupted by... | North Africans |
| The Empire of Mali fell because... | After the death of Mansa Musa it weakened |
| Songhai took over Mali and fell after the... | invasions of the Moroccans in the late 1500's |
| A pilgrimage is a... | religious journey |
| In many West African governments the people were able to... | voice their opinions |
| The Ancient West African empires in order of when they were great are... | Ghana, Mali, and Songhai |
