African Empires

"Sub-Saharan" means:

• underneath the Sahara desert

• in the Sahara desert

• south of the Sahara desert

We learned about 3 African empires. The happened in this order: Mali Ghana Songhai

• True

• False

The empires all happened in different areas near different rivers in Africa.

• True

• False

Having an empire near a river is a good idea because having fresh water is helpful for taking care of people, animals, farming and travel.

• True

• False

What two items were traded most in Africa?

• Soap

• salt

• iron

• gold

Gold was the same as __________.

Africa traded items with people from all around the world.

• True

• False

Salt was used to preserve __ __ __ __ .

Iron was also a common thing to trade in Africa.

• True

• False

Which empire was the smallest? Songhai, Ghana, or Mali?