West African Empires

What is a rainforest?

• an area of many trees and shrubs

• an area of lush vegetation and year-round rainfall

• an area of desert

A caravan is

• a group of people or animals traveling together on a long journey especially through the desert

• a car that is large and shaped like a van

• giving money or goods to a ruler or country for protection

A pilgrimage is a

• a journey to a holy place

• person who attended the first Thanksgiving

• a group of people or animals traveling on a long journey

A griot is a

• holy journey

• group of people on a long trip through the desert

• storyteller and entertainer in Ancient Africa

To trade means to

• listen to stories

• buy, sell, or exchange goods and services

• hike through a dense forest

List the 3 West African kingdoms in chronological order.

• Ghana, Mali and Songhai
• Mali, Songhai and Ghana
• Songhai, Ghana and Mali
• Ghana, Songhai and Mali

What large body of water borders Africa to the north?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Black Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea

What physical feature of Africa impeded the movement of people, goods and ideas?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Red Sea
• Sahara Desert

What physical feature in West Africa encouraged the movement of people, goods and ideas?

• Atlantic Ocean
• Mediterranean Sea
• Niger River
• Sahara Desert

How did West Africa benefit from the trans-Saharan slave trade?

• Europe became rich and powerful.
• The trading kingdoms became rich and powerful.
• West Africa was destroyed by this slave trade.
• none of the above