Ghana - Trade Empire Vocabulary

The capital city of the kingdom of Ghana and marketplace...

• Mali

• Kumbi

• Ghana

• Almoravids

an empire that formed in the southern part of West Africa by the Malinke people.

• Mali

• Kumbi

• Ghana

• Almoravids

to turn or change your beliefs or way of thinking..

• Berbers

• Kumbi

• convert

• Cowrie Shells

a type of seashell that was used as money...

• Berbers

• Kumbi

• convert

• Cowrie Shells

a connection among people by blood, marriage, or adoption.

• Kinship

• Berbers

• Kumbi

• Griots

A West African storyteller who maintains a tradition of oral history in parts of West Africa.

• Kinship

• Berbers

• Kumbi

• Griots

a people group who came from North Africa, who often spoke Arabic, practiced Islam, and traded with West Africans.

• Kinship

• Berbers

• Kumbi

• Griots

Moroccan Muslim scholar, the most widely traveled individual of his time. ..

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta

• Berbers

• Mali

a famous Malian king who was a devout Muslim. His name in Arabic meant, "King Moses."

• Mansa Musa

• Ibn Battuta

• Berbers

• Mali

medeival civilization and empire in West Africa known for its wealth in gold.

• Almoravids

• Kumbi

• Mali

• Ghana