Question 1

What is the Sahara Desert?

Accepted Answer

A huge desert in north-Africa, where farming was near impossible

Question 2

What are oases?

Accepted Answer

Places (in deserts) where human settlement is possible, due to underground water making land fertile

(the term can also be figurative, referring to a thriving place in an otherwise hostile environment)

Question 3

What is the Arabian Desert?

Accepted Answer

A large desert in the Middle-East, mostly centered on Saudi Arabia

Question 4

Why were camels important in North Africa?

Accepted Answer

Camels could go without water for much longer than horses; there were vast deserts in North Africa

Question 5

What are camel saddles?

Accepted Answer

A type of saddle that allowed riders to mount camels

(There were many types of saddlers, some putting riders between the humps for stability, while others put riders on top the humps for visibility)

Question 6

What was Mali?

Accepted Answer

A kingdom in West Africa that greatly profited from gold trade

Question 7

What was Timbuktu?

Accepted Answer

A great city in Mali that accumulated wealth and became a center of life

Question 8

Who was Sundiata?

Accepted Answer

The founder of Mali who became a warrior and a powerful leader

(His life was spared after his father was killed, as he was crippled and not seen as a threat.  He went on to become a fierce warrior and powerful leader)

Question 9

Who was Mansa Musa?

Accepted Answer

A ruler of Mali who became the richest person of all time

(grand-nephew of Sundiata)

Question 10

What was the Songhai Kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A powerful state in west-Africa, that took place after Mali declined

Question 11

Who was Ibn Battuta?

Accepted Answer

A midevil Muslim traveler who documented many places along the trans-Saharan trade network

2.4 - Trans-Saharan Trade, AP World History: Modern Flashcards