1.  Name the empire which controlled trade in West Africa 900 years ago: ______

2.  What is the significance of the size of gold jewelry? _____________________

3.  How are trade goods transported in Ghana?

     transportation:________________route:______________________________

4.  Who was Ibn Battuta? ____________________________________________

5.  Give one detail of how he described the West Africans.

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6.  What was the reputation of the city of Timbuktu?  Give 2 details.

    ( 1 ) __________________________________________________________

    ( 2 ) __________________________________________________________

7.  How was salt transported across the Sahara Desert?

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8.  How did the Tuareg people celebrate the arrival of a camel caravan?

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9.  What was the role of Cairo in this trade network? _______________________

10. Where did the gold for European coins originate? ______________________