West Africa Vocab

One of the major religions of the world

• Islam

• Judaism

• Catholicism

• Christianity

Someone who belongs to the religion of Islam.

• Mali

• Catholic

• Muslim

• Agnostic

History that is passed along by speaking and not written down.

• Records

• Oral History

• Journals

• Songs

 Why did Mansa Musa build a university in Timbuktu?

• He wanted to learned read.
• He wanted to build a school for his children.
• He wanted scholars to come to Mali.

Select the natural resources that the Mali Empire was most known for.

• Gold and Salt

• Diamonds and Pearls

• Silk and spices

• Leather and meat

Savannas

• flat grassland

• desert

• oasis

• rain forest

Mansa Musa

• Leader of Songhai

• Leader of Mali

• Leader of Ghana

• Leader of Axum

What large body of water borders Africa to the north?

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

Pick the four major exports of West Africa.

• gold

• slaves

• diamonds

• ivory

• salt

This West African city was a great center of trade that had mosques, universities, and libraries.

• Mecca

• Rome

• Los Angeles

• Timbuktu