Geography of West Africa Check

Civilizations that flourished in ancient West Africa were all based on

• trade

• power

• gold

• salt

West Africa traded

• gold

• salt

• flour

North Africa traded

• salt

• gold

• water

As the Berbers crossed the desert, they brought ________ with them.

• Islam

• salt

• terror

Most West Africans were

• polytheistic

• married

• monotheistic

• warriors

They were too high and made travel difficult.

• waterfalls

• mountains

• camel backs

They were fearful of venturing into it.

• the ocean

• the jungle

• the desert

They carried deadly diseases and lived on the edge of the desert.

• tsetse flies

• horse flies

• bats

Scholars called Ghana

• land of gold

• city of salt

• the land between the rivers

Ghana was located between __ areas that wanted to trade.

• 2

• 3

• 4