West African Geography/Empires

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The region of Africa with open grasslands and scattered trees is the

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Savanna

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The main river that the Ghana empire started around: Nile, Niger, Volta, Tigris

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Niger

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How did Ghana profit from outsiders? Options: Capturing slaves, Finding gold mines, Taxing trade coming in and going out, Selling fish

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Taxing trade coming in and going out

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Who was Mansa Musa?

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Greatest Ruler of Mali

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Mansa Musa is most famous for..?

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making a pilgrimage to Mecca

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Ghana grew very rich after they took over the ___________ trade routes.

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trans-saharan

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Salt was a biologically important mineral found where in Africa? Options: Northern Sahara desert, the rainforest, Zimbabwe, the sahel

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Northern Sahara desert

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Which kingdom broke free from Mali, created an Islamic empire, and then conquered Mali? Options: Songhai, Ghana, Egypt, Mali

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Songhai

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African villages were made up of

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one extended family or clan

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West African empires were in a perfect spot to trade because they were in between 2 important natural resources: gold and salt

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gold and salt