Quizs Medieval Africa: Ghana, Mali, Songhai

The reasons West African Kingdoms become powerful and wealthy

• selling slaves to Europeans

• salt & gold

• camels & ivory

The 3 kingdoms that traded gold and salt in western Africa

• Mali, Axum, Zimbabwe

• Ghana, Mali, Songhai

• Timbuktu, Songhai, Mali

• Axum, Ethiopia, Ghana

process by which metal and certain rocks are melted at HIGH heat and then poured into a form

• melting

• cooking

• smelting

• freezing

The reason Islam spread throughout Africa

• trade

• medical advancements

• science

• griots

Much of the wealth of the West African kingdoms was gained from

• Sale of slaves to Europeans and Americans

• Creation of colonies along the Mediterranean Sea

• Taxing people coming to visit Mecca

• Control of the trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt

body of water lies to the north of the Muslim States at the upper part of N. Africa

• Gulf of Guinea

• Tropic of Cancer

• Mediterranean Sea

• Gulf of Mexico

the African iron-working experts from 50 BCE

• Nok people

• trubute

• Mansa Musa

• Mufasa

necessary part of the development of trade in West African Kingdoms

• Camels

• Elephants

• Horses

• Lions

The 9th longest river in the world

The 3rd longest river in Africa

Was & is like a trade highway

• The Nile River

• The Niger River

• The Jordan River

• The Congo River

Ghana's gained wealth

• Taxing merchants

• making iron tools

• education

• salt & pepper trade