Bayou Bridges Unit 2- Ch. 3- The Songhai Empire

This means to move troops into position for a military action.

• deploy

• migrate

• proximity

This means nearness in space

• imperial

• proximity

• thwart

To prevent something

• monarch

• imperial

• thwart

A king or queen who has the unchecked authority to do whatever they want without any restrictions.

• absolute monarch

• constitutional monarch

• clergy

This is related to an emperor, empress or empire

• imperial

• lower class

• middle class

Choose all that apply:

Ali Kolon was

• a military leader

• a Songhai prince

• a Songhai king

• a Songhai captive under Mansa Musa

Gao was the capital of the Mali Empire?

• True

• False

Gao was the capital of the Songhai Empire

• True

• False

How did Sunni Ali expand the Songhai Empire?

• he used his power to control travel on the Amazon River

• he used his strong military to control travel on the Niger River

• he used his military to control travel on the Sahel Desert

The Niger River had fertile land for agriculture.

• True

• False