African Empires was an umbrella term used in African studies which referred to a number of historical states in Africa with multinational structures. Today we’ll be quizzing you on African Empires in the west of the continent.
In rain forest areas
In mountainous terrain
On major trading routes
On the European border
By ambushing merchants and stealing their goods.
By collecting a tax on all merchants or traders who went through their land
By allowing trade only on certain days of the week
By bribing traders who came to them
Timbuktu
Zimbabwe
Accra
Cairo
Oil exports
Fishing
Hunting and gathering
Trade and agriculture
Ramses II
Askia Muhammed
Mansa Musa
The Hittites
A group of people who formed the empire of Mali
West African storytellers
Bandits who hung out on the trade route
People who opposed the king
They wanted to relax in the sun and swim in the ocean
It was loaded with Egypt's treasures
They charged no tax to stay in the city
It was the center of Islamic learning with schools and mosques.