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____ was spread by mosquitoes.
Malaria
_____ was used to describe the belief in nature spirits.
Animism
The most important trade city in West Africa was
Timbuktu
_____ were the most important animal involved in West African trade.
Camels
The first to use metal tools and weapons in West Africa were the _____.
Nok
Many people in West Africa began using _____ after 500BC
iron
Non-family groups were many West African people placed into _____ ____.
age sets
A major role of older family members in West Africa was the pass on the
family history
The result of the changes which happened to the to the Sahara region around 10,000 years ago was that people began to form ________ __________.
village communities.
The two resources that were most important in early West Africa were ___ and ____.
gold and salt
The most important river in West Africa was the _____
Niger River
Europeans begin trading with people on the coast of West Africa because trading with the coastal areas was
cheaper.
The weapon that was most devastating when used against the Songhai army was
Harquebuses
The Songhai Empire attacked people because they wanted to gain control of
gold and salt mines.
The _____ people invaded the Songhai Empire in the mid-1500s.
Moroccan
The greatest ruler of the Songhai Empire was
Askia
Sunni Baru was overthrown as the ruler of Songhai because he practiced a _____ ______ from his subjects.
different religion
Who was considered the founder of Songhai?
Sunni Ali
The people of Songhai forged trading partnerships with North Africa because they shared the same ____
Islamic faith.
The _____ people conquered large parts of the Mali Empire.
Taureg
Who was considered the greatest ruler Mali Empire?
Mansa Musa
The language they used in the schools of the Mali Empire was _____.
Arabic
The event that made Mali famous to the wider world was a huge _____.
religious pilgrimage
According the legend, ______was the person who founded the Mali Empire.
Sundiata
The major cause of damage to the land of the Ghana Empire was because _____________ were set loose to roam and eat.
nomadic animals
The ______ people attacked and damaged large parts of Ghana
Almoravids
The person that was considered the greatest ruler of the Ghana Empire was ____.
Tunka Manin
How did the Ghana Empire become wealthy? (3 things)
They controlled trade in gold and salt, taxed merchants travelling through the land, and forced conquered people to pay a tribute.
Who were the founders of the Ghana Empire?
The Soninke people
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