Kingdoms of West Africa (2020)

Which physical feature is represented by the #1?

• Gulf of Guinea

• Niger River

• Timbuktu

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

Which physical feature is represented by the #2?

• Gulf of Guinea

• Niger River

• Timbuktu

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

Which physical feature is represented by the #3?

• Gulf of Guinea

• Niger River

• Timbuktu

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

Which physical feature is represented by the #4?

• Niger River

• Djenne

• Timbuktu

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

Which physical feature is represented by the #5?

• Niger River

• Djenne

• Timbuktu

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

Which physical feature is represented by the #6?

• Niger River

• Djenne

• Timbuktu

• Sahara Desert

• Atlantic Ocean

-Belief the deceased loved ones are always near by.

-Food offerings that the loved one enjoyed.

-Carved statues placed in a special spot.

-Animals sacrificed to the deceased loved one.

WHICH PRACTICE IS BEING DESCRIBED ABOVE?

• story telling

• animism spirituality

• ancestor worship

• funeral ceremony

Storytellers who use tell the history of Africa orally are called...

• miners

• griots

• priests

• doctors

Which 2 natural resources helped grow the wealth of the West African kingdoms?

• coal

• gold

• salt

• wheat

• water

West African Kingdom 800-1000 C.E.

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Mali