West African Empires and Culture

What Empire eventually conquered the Mali Empire

• Songhai

• Ghana

• Ottoman

• Roman

A strip of land that divides the desert from the wetter areas

• Sahel

• Savanna

• Tundra

• Steppe

A handwoven, brightly colored fabric

• Kente

• Satin

• Denim

• Linen

Leadership passed from fathers or grandfathers to sons, grandsons, or nephews

• Patrilineal

• Matriarchal

• Democratic

• Autocratic

Short sayings of wisdom or truth

• Proverbs

• Maxims

• Adages

• Aphorisms

The most famous Muslim King of Mali

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Keita

• Askia Muhammad

• Ali ibn Abi Talib

What was the first major West African Empire to participate in trading Salt and Gold on the Silk Road?

• Mali

• Ghana

• Songhai

• Benin

Storytellers

• Griot

• Bard

• Scribe

• Narrator

A process in which people exchange goods without ever contacting each other directly

• Silent Barter

• Direct Trade

• Open Market Exchange

• Barter System

City established as the learning center of the Mali Empire

• Timbuktu

• Marrakech

• Cairo

• Dakar