West Africa Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| How was West African shaped by the trans-Saharan trae network? List two . | 1. West africans had large of gold but lacked salt 2. The salt gold trade connected North and West Africa |
| The gold salt trade increased cultural diffusion with Muslim merchants how? | 1. Islam was introduced in West Africa and slowly gained converts 2. Many Africans blended Islam with animism or niether |
| What is the name for Islam reinforced ideas of kingship and power called? | Royal cult |
| What was the result of joining Islam? | giver rulers prestige and associate them with other great Muslim leaders |
| When the majority of population never converted what did they do then? | They retained their polytheism/animism |
| What were rulers more concerned more about? | political beliefs of Islam then conversion |
| What was the main materials of trade? | trade gold and salt |
| What do Mali, Ghana and Songhai have in common? | combine Islamic religion/culture with local practices |
| What was another thing that each incorporate? | include previous kingdom bigger than the last |
| What is the last thing that they each exert? | exert power over subordinate communities |
| How did Mali, Ghana and Songhai exert power over communities? | through taxes, tribute, and military support |
| The gold- salt trade led to wealth and empire in west Africa and what did Ghana become? | It became an empire |
| How did it become an empire?(Ghana) | taxing merchants, building large army, conquering surrounding people |
| What did the Ghana kings serve as? | Served as religious leaders, guides, and generals |
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Sophie ER
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