Jeopardy West Africa

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Category #1 $100 Question: Who is the founder of Islam? Answer : Muhammad Notes

Category #1 $200 Question: During what kingdom did Islam appear in West Africa? Answer: MALI Notes

Category #1 $300 Question: What is the hajj is the Islamic faith? Answer: a religious pilgrimage to Mecca Notes

Category #1 $400 Question:What is a muezzin? Answer : a man who calls Muslims to prayer at noon Notes

Category #1 $500 Question: Name the 5 Pillars of Islam Answer Notes

Category #2 $100 Question: Along what river are all 3 west African Kingdoms located? Answer: Niger River Notes

Category #2 $200 Question: What were the main crops of West Africa? Answer: corn, yams, sorghum…. Notes

Category #2 $300 Question: What was the largest kingdom and how far did it stretch? Answer: Songhay ….from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Chad Notes

Category #2 $400 Question: Describe the climate/geography of north, south, and central Africa Answer NORTH: grasslands and deserts, arid SOUTH: grasslands, and deserts, arid CENTRAL: jungles and rainforests Notes

Category #2 $500 Question: What bodies of water surround Africa? Answer Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea Notes

Category #3 $100 Question: What was the major export of west Africa? Answer: GOLD Notes

Category #3 $200 Question: What were the other exports of west Africa (besides gold) Answer: salt, slaves, timber Notes

Category #3 $300 Question: What was the route that merchants took to and from west Africa to trade? Answer: Trans-Sahara Trade Route Notes

Category #3 $400 Question: Name at least 2 resources that came to west Africa as imports and why they were important to society. Answer Notes

Category #3 $500 Question: How did the governments in west Africa intervene in the trade routes? Answer: they passed laws that protected merchants, provided guards near merchant’s camps, charged a tax to merchants to enter and trade in west Africa Notes

Category #4 $100 Question: Place the 3 major kingdoms in order from oldest to most recent Answer Ghana, Mali, Songhai Notes

Category #4 $200 Question: What was the downfall of each of the 3 kingdoms: Answer Ghana: Islamic tribes entered west Africa and took power away from kings Mali: overthrown by Berbers Songhai: lost wars to Morocco because of the use of the gun Notes

Category #4 $300 Question: Who was Sonni Ali? Answer: a great military leader of the Songhai kingdom Notes

Category #4 $400 Question: What opened during the reign of Mansa Musa and explain its importance.. Answer: University at Timbuktu…allowed all people to be educated which expands labor….also attracts people from all over Africa to west Africa which improves the economy Notes

Category #4 $500 Question: Name one similarity and one difference between the kingdoms Answer Notes

Category #5 $100 Question: State one political growth of Africa and how this effected the civilizations… Answer: monarchy—absolute rule by leaders --religious tolerance—allowed many religions to come to the region --focused on military—many different kingdom takeovers --used bureaucracy---a system of government with many different jobs at different levels --no formal court system Notes

Category #5 $200 Question: Name one social growth and its effects on the west African civilizations… Answer: griots—traditions passed down orally ---matrilineal—heritage passed down on mother’s side of the family --wedding party: whole village would celebrate the choosing of a bride --women worked in farm fields --Islam called for women to be educated Notes

Category #5 $300 Question: Name one economic growth and its affects on the civilizations of west Africa Answer: gold!---promoted trade with other civilizations --lack of resources and good farm land—forced Africans to trade with other civilizations Notes

Category #5 $400 Question: What is the holy book of the religion of Islam? Answer the KORAN or QU’RAN Notes

Category #5 $500 Question: Explain Ramadan Answer: a religious holiday during the 9 th month of the Islamic calendar… Notes

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