Chapter 5 I Can Statements
1. I can define the following terms: kinship, clan, labor specialization, griot, vegetation zone, Sahara, Savannah
2. I can explain the different vegetation zones of West Africa
3. I can describe how the vegetation zone of West Africa affected their trade
4. I can explain what goods were traded in different locations of Africa
5. I can analyze the importance of sub-Saharan trade
6. I can explain how Islam influenced the West African Empires
7. I can describe the rise and fall of Mali
8. I can describe the rise and fall of Ghana
9. I can describe the rise and fall of Songhai
10.I can list the importance of the following people: Almoravids, Sundiata, Mansa Musa, Askia, Muhammad
11. I can explain the similarities and differences of the Arabian peninsula, Greece and Rome, and West Africa