Medieval Africa Geography

Identify #13

• Ethiopian Highlands

• Timbuktu

• Djenne

• Savanna

Identify #14

• Djenne

• Timbuktu

• Congo

• Songhai

Two of the earliest kingdoms in West Africa that controlled the Sahara trade in gold and salt.

• Chad and Niger

• Mali and Ghana

• Nigeria and Benin

• Togo and Benin

Which river was important to the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

• Nile

• Niger

• Sahara

• Euphrates

Along which physical feature did many trading cities develop?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Rainforests

The trans-Saharan trade carried out by West Africa civilizations was primarily based on an exchange of . . .

• gold and salt

• ivory and silk

• silver and tea

• hardwoods and animal skins

What are TWO important cities in the Mali Empire

• Djenne

• Timbuktu

• Mecca

• Thebes

Which West African existed first and was the smallest?

• Mali

• Songhai

• Ghana

Which river was important to the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

• Nile

• Niger

• Sahara

• Euphrates

Along which physical feature did many trading cities develop?

• Deserts

• Mountains

• Rivers

• Rainforests