Review Medieval African Empires

What is a geographical feature?

• something like a bridge.

• a physical feature of the earth.

• anything living on the earth.

• anything that gives life.

Ghana was an African

How did Ghana trade their resources?

• Trans - Saharan Trade route

• Atlantic Ocean

• Silk Road Trade

• Savannah Grasslands

What 2 resources did Ghana trade the most?

How did Ghana's location make Ghana a center for trade and cultural exchange during the Middle Age?

• Ghana was located by the desert.

• Ghana was located in Africa.

• Ghana was located by the Nile River

• Ghana was located between important gold and salt mines.

What does prosper mean?

• to do bad in something

• to be financially poor

• to be successful; to be financially wealthy

• to fail at something

How did the Trans-Saharan caravan trade impact West Africa?

• It led to the exchange of salt, gold, and and ideas

• It eliminated (got rid of) existing trade routes

• It reduced (slowed down) the spread of Islam in the region

• It caused Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to decline

economy/ economics means

geography is the

politics refers to a places