West African Vocab - Modern World History Final (MP3)

Ghana

an ancient West African kingdom that controlled the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade.                                                        

Mali

a medieval West African empire known for its wealth, scholarship, and famous ruler Mansa Musa.                                                            

Songhai

a West African empire that emerged after the decline of Mali and became a major center of trade and Islamic scholarship.  

Bantu

a group of African ethnic and linguistic groups who migrated and settled in southern and central Africa, influencing the region's culture and language.

Askia Muhammad

a powerful ruler of the Songhai Empire known for his administrative and military reforms.

Mansa Musa

a famous ruler of the Mali Empire who is known for his pilgrimage to Mecca and his promotion of Islamic scholarship and trade.

Sundiata Keit

I'm a 13th-century West African ruler who founded the Mali Empire.

Timbuktu

a city in Mali that became a major center of Islamic scholarship, trade, and culture in the medieval period.