1. Africa In the Middle Ages
HOMEWORK CHECK

2. Which of these kingdoms came first?
Mali
Benin
Ghana
Songhai

3. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
0.89
Rachel Plichta
2.96
Caitlyn Colvin
5.23
Austin Leach
5.55
Jonathan Weir
6.67
Jessie Birschbach

4. Ibn Battuta was famous for being…
A great general
A religious leader
A writer and traveler
A merchant

5. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
5.96
Caitlyn Colvin
6.1
Rachel Plichta
10.85
Marah Kharbat
11.22
Darrius Davis
12.77
Austin Leach

6. Mansa Musa was famous for his participation in what Islamic activity?
Sawm
Hijrah
Jihad
Hajj

7. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
5.8
Jeremy Burke
6.81
Madison Fitzpatrick
8.06
Rachel Plichta
8.58
Caitlyn Colvin
15.78
Marah Kharbat

8. Sell the children into slavery Force everyone to convert to Islam
What did Sunni Ali do to make his capture of the city of Djenne complete?
Kill all the men
Marry Djenne’s queen
Sell the children into slavery
Force everyone to convert to Islam

9. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
5.85
Jeremy Burke
9.57
Rachel Plichta
13.3
Tori Allman
14.46
Trent Smith
19.27
Austin Leach

10. The people of Benin, Ife, and Oyo made their home where?
In the desert
In the grasslands
In the mountains
In the forests

11. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
22.85
Austin Leach
25.97
Jonathan Weir
30.11
Brean Mathis
30.89
Emily Shoemaker

12. Learning goal and rubric
4. Discuss the main ideas about West African societies and support them with details. 3. Point out and discuss the main ideas about West African societies. 2. With help, you are able to point out and discuss the main ideas about West African societies. 1. Even with help, no success.

13. Africa In the Middle Ages
West African Empires

14. The Berbers The Magyars The Muslims The Igbo
Which North African ethnic group was responsible for conquering Spain and bringing Islam to West Africa?
The Berbers
The Magyars
The Muslims
The Igbo

15. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
4.58
Caitlyn Colvin
6.51
Austin Leach
6.97
Michaela Massey
7.72
Orlando Colon
7.74
Tori Allman

16. Mali By 1235, Mali had become a kingdom.
It grew wealthy on new sources of gold as Ghana slowly died to the west.
Trade started to come through Mali, not Ghana.
Sundiata was Mali’s first great leader.
Mansa = emperor
Sundiata had great military and political power

17. Mansa musa of mali In 1255, Sundiata died
The next rulers were Muslims.
Mansa Musa reigned from to 1332.
He expanded the empire and appointed governors
Mansa Musa’s Hajj (1324-5)
He built up Timbuktu (mosques and universities)
Many scholars moved to Mali
Ibn Battuta
In Mali for 1 yr.
Wrote about Musa and the fair and peaceful society

18. What valuable trade good made Mali so wealthy?
Cotton
Ivory
Silver
Gold

19. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
1.15
Caitlyn Colvin
2.14
Laura Munroe
2.52
Rachel Plichta
2.55
Jonathan Weir
2.96
Trent Smith

20. Turn to the person next to you and answer these:
1. What are some stereotypes about Africa? How might the story of Mansa Musa break stereotypes about Africa?
2. How did the environment affect the empires of Ghana and Mali?

21. Learning goal and rubric
4. Discuss the main ideas about West African societies and support them with details. 3. Point out and discuss the main ideas about West African societies. 2. With help, you are able to point out and discuss the main ideas about West African societies. 1. Even with help, no success.

22. songhai As Mali was declining, 1400s
The Songhai people broke away from Mali and started their own empire.
Their armies controlled trade routes.
Sunni Ali (r )
Muslim
Military commander
Captured Timbuktu and Djenne
Made capture of city of Djenne complete my marrying its queen

23. Askia Muhammad (r. 1492-1529) Kicked Sunni Ali’s son out of power
Askia and others felt that Ali’s son didn’t follow Islam correctly.
Askia was a great ruler and ran the government well.
The Songhai were later invaded by Moroccans with better weapons.
Cannons and gunpowder

24. Which one is NOT a reason for the growth of the Songhai empire?
Military conquest
Controlling trade routes
They had guns

25. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
Participant 1
Participant 2
Participant 3
Participant 4
Participant 5

26. Why did Askia Muhammad kick Sunni Ali’s son out of power?
He was weak
He was not a good Muslim
Too many taxes
The Berbers paid him to

27. Fastest Responders (in seconds)
Participant 1
Participant 2
Participant 3
Participant 4
Participant 5

28. Other West african groups
The Hausa City-States
Spoke the language Hausa
Several small independent cities (Kano, Zaria, Katsina)
Strong rulers had great power over their subjects who farmed
Rich because of the trade routes
Zaria captured and sold slaves from nearby towns

29. Other West african groups
Yoruba States
A collection of small farming city-states
They had kings they thought were like gods
Kings were religious, political, and military leaders
Centered around the city of Ife
1100s-1600s
Oyo was also an important city
The extra food that the farmers grew fed the people in the cities that became artists and craftsmen.

30. Other West african groups
The Kingdom of Benin
A people who lived in the forest
1200s-1500s
1400s: King Ewaure had a strong army
Ewaure also built up the city of Benin. He added:
Walls, a planned city
He also supported art
In the 1480s, the Portuguese came and began to trade and ultimately started the slave trade in the area.

31. How did the Hausa city-states get their name “Hausa”?
The river that was nearby
That was the name of their King
That was the language their spoke

32. The leaders of the Yoruba were thought to be ______________.
weak
Egyptian
gods
giants

33. Built walls Supported Art Planned the city Create a cathedral
Which of the following did Ewaure, King of Benin do to his capital city?
Built walls
Supported Art
Planned the city
Create a cathedral